- stagnation mastitis
- a local engorgement affecting one or more lobules of the breast and forming a painful lump in the organ; it occurs during early lactation. Called also caked breast.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
stagnation mastitis
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stagnation mastitis — Pathol. See caked breast. * * * … Universalium
stagnation mastitis — Pathol. See caked breast … Useful english dictionary
Mastitis — Inflammation of one or more mammary glands within the breast, usually in a lactating woman. It can be felt as a hard, sore spot within the breast. Mastitis can be caused by an infection in the breast or by a plugged milk duct. Treatment is by… … Medical dictionary
caked breast — noun : a localized hardening in one or more segments of a lactating breast caused by accumulation of blood in dilated veins and milk in obstructed ducts compare blue bag, bovine mastitis * * * Pathol. a painful hardening of one or more lobules of … Useful english dictionary
caked breast — Pathol. a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis. * * * … Universalium
caked breast — kākt n a localized hardening in one or more segments of a lactating breast caused by accumulation of blood in dilated veins and milk in obstructed ducts * * * stagnation mastitis … Medical dictionary
Allaitement — Dès la naissance, tous les jeunes mammifères ch … Wikipédia en Français
