Mastodynia
/ˌmæstəˈdɪniə/noun
Pain or tenderness in the breast, often associated with hormonal changes or other breast conditions.
Did you know?Its second element, Greek odynē—“pain”—also appears in anodyne, which originally meant something that removes or quiets pain.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mastos
“Breast; breast-shaped protuberance”
Ancient Greek
Greek
odynē
“Pain or suffering”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mastodynia
“Breast pain”
19th Century
Medical Greek
mastodynia
“A medical term for painful or tender breasts”
Modern English
English
mastodynia
“Breast pain or breast tenderness”