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mastalgia

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mastalgia /mas·tal·gia/ (mas-tal´je-ah) pain in the breast.
mas·tal·gia (m-stlj)
n.

mastalgia
[mastal′jə]
Etymology: Gk, mastos, breast, algos, pain
pain in the breast caused by congestion or "caking" during lactation, an infection, or fibrocystic disease, especially during or before menstruation, or by advanced cancer. The early stages of breast cancer are rarely accompanied by pain. mastalgic, adj.

mastalgia [mas-tal´jah]
pain in the breast; called also mammalgia and mastodynia.

mastalgia (mas·talˑ·jē·),
n a painful sensation originating in the breast due to congestion that occurs during lactation, fibrocystic disease, or infection, especially during or before menstrual period or in advanced stages of cancer. Also called
mastodynia.

mastalgia (mastal´jē),
n a pain, tenderness, or pressure in the breast. It is one of several physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.


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Mastalgia is the most commonly used and the most widely accepted term.
When the plasma fatty acid profiles of women with either mastalgia or breast cysts were examined, the results were abnormal, with increased proportions of saturated fatty acids and reduced proportions of essential fatty acids.
The question seems ludicrous to the 60 per cent of women who experience mastalgia (its medical name).
 
 
 
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