Cacothelin

/kəˈkɑːθəlɪn/ noun

Definition

An abnormal or bad condition of the nipple or breast tissue.

Etymology

From Greek 'kakos' (bad) + 'thele' (nipple). This medical term was coined to describe pathological changes specifically affecting breast tissue or the nipple.

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Medical terminology can get incredibly specific—there are dozens of words just for breast conditions, reflecting how doctors in the 18th and 19th centuries invented a term for virtually every observable bodily variation they could think of.

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