Definition of "Breast pain"

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Breast pain/tenderness (aka mastodynia, mammalgia, mastalgia, from Greek "mastos" meaning "breast", "algos" meaning "pain") is pain in the breast.

Sx
  • Pain/discomfort ranges from minor to severely incapacitating
  • Breast pain during lactation or after weaning is NOT included into this definition, but is usually classified as breast engorgement or mastitis
See also
  • Breast lump

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