cystic breast disease

4.6

Small lumps filled with fluid form in the breast tissue

noun
/ˈsɪstɪk brɛst dɪˈziːz/

Specialized

: enfermedad quística de la mama

The doctor diagnosed her with cystic breast disease after finding several cysts during the examination.

Examples

Women with cystic breast disease may experience breast pain or tenderness.
Regular monitoring is often recommended for those with cystic breast disease to track any changes.
She was diagnosed with cystic breast disease last year.
Many women experience cystic breast disease during their reproductive years.
The doctor diagnosed her with cystic breast disease after finding several cysts during the examination.
Women with cystic breast disease may experience breast pain or tenderness.
Regular monitoring is often recommended for those with cystic breast disease to track any changes.

Synonyms

fibrocystic breast disease

vscystic breast disease

Specialized

1 3.3

A non-cancerous breast condition with small fluid lumps and firm areas that can be painful

focuses on sacs alone rather than the fibrous tissue change

fibrocystic disease of the breast

vscystic breast disease

Specialized

1 4.2

A breast condition with small fluid-filled lumps and firm tissue that is not cancer and may cause pain

refers to sacs only not the added fibrous tissue

cystic mastitis

vscystic breast disease

Specialized

6.1

A breast condition with one or more lumps filled with fluid that cause swelling and pain

describes presence of fluid-filled sacs without highlighting symptoms

Surface Forms

cystic breast disease singular

cystic breast diseases plural

Morphology

cystic + breast + disease

The phrase is fully compositional: 'cystic' (having cysts) modifies 'breast disease', so a B1 learner who knows those constituents can infer a disease of the breast involving cysts. This follows a common noun-compound pattern (adjective + noun + noun) found across languages, making the meaning predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Cystic breast disease comes from cystic, which relates to cyst, a small 'sac' filled with 'fluid' in the breast. So it means a breast 'problem' where these fluid-filled sacs make lumps or cause pain.