mastitis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mæˈstaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ma stī′tis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mas•ti•tis  (ma stī′tis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the breast.
  2. Veterinary Diseasesinflammation of the udder, esp. of cows; garget.
  • mast- + -itis 1835–45
ma•stit•ic  (ma stit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mastitis / mæˈstaɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of a breast or an udder
'mastitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
caked breast - cystic mastitis - fibrocystic disease - garget - stagnation mastitis

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