mastitis
Americannoun
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Pathology. inflammation of the breast.
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Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder, especially of cows; garget.
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Mastitis, when breast tissue becomes infected, affects anywhere between 2 and 20 percent of breastfeeding moms.
From New York Times • May 16, 2022
But beware the pitfalls on the way - pick up a market card which states "This cow has persistent Mastitis sell her at the market price" and you won't advance to greener pastures.
From BBC • May 27, 2018
Mastitis, or inflammation of the udders, disables more cattle than any other disease, costs U. S. farmers millions of dollars every year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mastitis and chicken cholera were among the common diseases brought under control by new drugs.
From Frying Pan Farm by Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
Mastitis, mas-tī′tis, n. inflammation of the mammary gland.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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