mastalgia
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- noun
- /mæˈstæl.dʒə/
- Specialized
- After her exam, she learned that her mastalgia was likely related to fibrocystic breasts.
- mastalgia (breast)
- mastalgia, or breast pain
Examples
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If the mastalgia remains unresolved, other drugs such as danazol or bromocriptine may be prescribed, although these have unwanted side effects, including facial hair, nausea, and weight gain.
Academic text (2010) -
Accordingly, breast mastalgia, fibrocystic changes, and menses are uncommon.
Academic text (2007) -
It can be eased with the 24-hour use of a firm support bra and treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or those used for cyclical mastalgia, using gamolenic acid first.
Academic text (2010) -
Mastalgia (breast pain) can be divided into cyclical and non-cyclical breast pain, where cyclical pain is experienced from mid-cycle onwards and usually resolves with menstruation.
Academic text (2010) -
Many women experience mastalgia at some point in their lives, particularly during their menstrual cycle.
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The doctor explained that mastalgia can be triggered by hormonal changes or other factors.
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
mastalgia = mast (opaque) = mast + algia
Built from medical combining forms that are not familiar to general B1 learners, so the meaning is not readily derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Mastalgia breaks into mast- meaning 'breast' and -algia meaning 'pain'. You can see mast- in mastectomy and -algia in nostalgia, so mastalgia simply means 'pain in the breast'.