mastitis
3
8.2
- noun
- /mæˈstaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
mastitis
- The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with mastitis after it showed signs of discomfort and swelling in its udder.
- subclinical mastitis
- clinical mastitis
- mastitis in goats
Examples
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Dairy cows with symptoms of mastitis typically receive penicillin to stop the infection.
Academic text (2000) -
Power pumping helped me increase my supply a lot before the mastitis, and then after it helped again.
Blog text (13) -
Except for the two weeks after I had mastitis, I always had enough milk.
Blog text (13) -
I just got over my second episode of mastitis in 3 months, so I know how awful it can be.
Blog text (26) -
"I have a cow with mastitis," said Eddie.
Fiction book (1997) -
Mastitis is one of the most important and frequent diseases of goats.
Academic text (2013) -
Mastitis is one of the most frequent and multifactorial diseases of goats, resulting in production losses.
Academic text (2013) -
When a breastfeeding mother has mastitis, she may experience pain and swelling in her breast.
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To prevent mastitis, dairy farmers are advised to maintain good hygiene practices during milking.
Compounds
- Specialized
A breast condition with one or more lumps filled with fluid that cause swelling and pain
Surface Forms
Morphology
mastitis = mast (opaque) = mast + itis
The element 'mast-' is a specialized Greek combining form for 'breast' and '-itis' is a medical suffix for inflammation; these are not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word mastitis comes from the Greek root mast- meaning 'breast' and the medical ending -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So mastitis is 'inflammation of the breast', which is why it describes a swollen or infected breast or udder.