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mastalgia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Breast pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mammalgia

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

pain in the breast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pain, hurting

History

Etymology

From mast- (“relating to the breasts”) + -algia (“forming words denoting kinds of pain”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: mastalgie — breast pain
  • Esperanto: mamdoloro — breast pain
  • Esperanto: mastalgio — breast pain
  • French: mastalgie — breast pain
  • Italian: mastalgia — breast pain
  • Spanish: mastalgia — breast pain