mammillitis

mammillitis
Inflammation of the nipple. [L., mamilla, nipple, + G. -itis, inflammation]

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mam·mil·li·tis (mam″ĭ-liґtis) [mammilla + -itis] inflammation of the mammilla, or nipple; spelled also mamillitis. Called also thelitis.

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