mastitisnoun [ U ]
uk/mæsˈtaɪ.tɪs/us/mæsˈtaɪ.t̬əs/specializedpainful swelling of the breast or the udder (= the part of a cow that produces milk), usually because of an infection
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Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- aortic aneurysm
- atypical lipoma
- goitre
- inflammation
- leiomyoma
- lump
- lymphoedema
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nodule
- oedema
- pancreatic mass
- polyp
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
- turgid
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