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mastitis

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /mæsˈtaɪtɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of a breast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of a breast (or udder)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

History

Etymology

From French mastite; by surface analysis, mast- + -itis, ""breast inflammation".

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mastitis — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乳腺炎 (rǔxiànyán) — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Czech: mastitida — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Dutch: mastitis — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Dutch: borstontsteking — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Esperanto: mastito — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Finnish: rintatulehdus — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Finnish: mastiitti — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • French: mastite — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • German: Mastitis — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • German: Mastadenitis — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Greek: μαστίτις (mastítis) — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Japanese: 乳腺炎 (nyūsen'en) — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Māori: mate ū — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mastitt — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mastitt — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Russian: масти́т (mastít) — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Russian: грудни́ца (grudníca) — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Spanish: mastitis — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Swedish: mastit — inflammation of a breast or udder
  • Swedish: bröstkörtelinflammation — inflammation of a breast or udder