Thelitis
/θɪˈlaɪtɪs/noun
Inflammation of the nipple.
Did you know?The term comes from Ancient Greek θηλή, meaning “nipple,” a root preserved in specialized medical vocabulary rather than everyday speech.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
θηλή (thēlē)
“Nipple or teat”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
θηλῖτις (thēlîtis)
“Inflammation or disease affecting the nipple”
19th Century
New Latin
thelitis
“Medical term for inflammation of the nipple”
19th Century
English
thelitis
“Inflammation of the nipple”
Modern English
English
thelitis
“A rare clinical term for nipple inflammation”