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Mastos (Greek) - Breast
4 terms share this root
Inflammatory breast carcinomaA rare and aggressive "cancer" of the breast that leads to inflammation: redness, swelling, tenderness, and warmth
Peau d'orangeCancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin of the breast, Mastoid air cellsA network of "breast shaped" sinus cavities in the temporal bone that communicate with the middle ear.
- Mastos (Greek) - Breast
- Air (Old French) - Atmosphere, breeze, weather
- Cytos (Greek) - Cell, A Hollow, Receptacle, Vessel
Derived from the first branchial pouch PolymastiaA condition of having too "many" "breasts"
Don't fall into the sensationalist trap that this disease results in women with three apparent breasts. Ectopic breast tissue can occur in either men and women and is not limited to the upper chest nor is it always visually apparent upon inspectionMore common in malesNecessary breasts may or may not contain a nipple or areolaeThis is not high yield for the boards SternocleidomastoidMuscle of the "breast, clavicle, and breastlike process (behind the ear)" that is response for turning the head contralaterally.
- Sternon (Latin) - Breast
- Cleido (Latin) - Clavicle
- Mastos (Greek) - Breast
- Eidos (Greek) - Form, Resemblance or Shape, Likeness
A muscle that turns the head to the contralateral side.Innervated by the spinal accessory nerve (CN 11)Often hypertrophied in congenital torticollis.
MEDYMOLOGY
Medicine From the Roots