Popular usage of the term<unk>  varies by geographic region. Outside the US it is commonly used for puerperal and nonpuerperal cases, in the US the term nonpuerperal<unk>  is rarely used and alternative names such as duct ectasia, subareolar abscess and plasma cell<unk>  are more frequently used. Chronic cystic<unk>  is an older name for fibrocystic disease. American usage:<unk>  usually refers to puerperal (occurring to breastfeeding mothers)<unk>  with symptoms of systemic infection. Lighter cases of puerperal<unk>  are often called breast engorgement. In this article,<unk> " is used in the original sense of the definition as inflammation of the breast with additional qualifiers where appropriate. Etymology and pronunciation The word<unk>  () uses combining forms of mast- + -itis. The word mammitis () uses combining forms of mamm- + -itis. They are synonymous in modern usage, and<unk>  is the more commonly used synonym.
Mastitis
Breast cancer
Amurca
Breast engorgement
Pyometra
Hidradenoma
Trichodiscoma
Hydrocolpos