masto- 或 mast-
pref.（前缀）

Breast; mammary gland; nipple:
乳房；乳腺；乳头：
mastectomy.
乳房切除术

语源

From Greek mastos [breast]
源自希腊语 mastos [胸]

masto- or (before a vowel) mast-

combining form

indicating the breast, mammary glands, or something resembling a breast or nipple

⇒ mastodon

⇒ mastoid

Origin

from Greek mastos breast

masto-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “breast,” used in the formation of compound words:

mastopathy.

Also, especially before a vowel, mast-.

Origin

combining form representing Greek mastós breast

Related Words

mast-
mastocarcinoma
mastopathy
mastopexy

masto-a word element meaning 'breast' or 'mastoid'.

Also, mast-. [Greek, combining form of masto breast]

masto- used (Anat. and Path.)|ˈmæstəʊ|a. to represent mastoid n., in combinations with the general sense ‘pertaining jointly to the mastoid process or bone and some other part of the skull’, as masto-occipital, masto-parietal, masto-squamous, † masto-tympanic adjs.; b. as combining form of Gr. µαστός breast, in names of diseases of the female breast, as masto-carcinoma, masto-chondrosis, masto-scirrhus (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856); also mastodynia.1855Holden Hum. Osteol. (1878) 114 The mastoid part of the temporal is connected to the posterior inferior angle of the parietal bone by the *masto-parietal suture.1858H. Gray Anat. 54 The sutures at the base of the skull are..the petro-occipital, the *masto-occipital [etc.].1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 599 There may be no local œdema over the mastoid, in fact no *masto-squamous abscess.1890Century Dict. (citing R. Owen), *Masto-tympanic, a bone of the skull of some reptiles, which should correspond to the opisthotic quadrate of modern nomenclature.

masto-

before vowels mast-, word-forming element meaning "breast," from comb. form of Greek mastos "woman's breast," from madan "to be wet, to flow," from PIE *mad- "wet, moist, dripping" (cognates: Latin madere "be moist;" Albanian mend "suckle;" see mast, n.2).

masto- /ˈmastəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: In sense 1 from mastoid; in sense 2 from Greek mastos breast: see -o-.

1.Pertaining jointly to the mastoid process or bone and some other part of the skull, as masto-parietal etc.

2.Affecting or involving the mammary gland.

DERIVATIVE mastoˈdynia noun (Medicine) neuralgia of the female breast E19.
maˈstopathy noun any disease or dysfunction of the female breast M19.

masto-
— see mast-

词汇	masto-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster masto- 或 mast- pref.（前缀） Breast; mammary gland; nipple: 乳房；乳腺；乳头： mastectomy. 乳房切除术语源 From Greek mastos [breast] 源自希腊语 mastos [胸] masto- or (before a vowel) mast- combining form indicating the breast, mammary glands, or something resembling a breast or nipple ⇒ mastodon ⇒ mastoid Origin from Greek mastos breast masto- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “breast,” used in the formation of compound words: mastopathy. Also, especially before a vowel, mast-. Origin combining form representing Greek mastós breast Related Words mast- mastocarcinoma mastopathy mastopexy masto-a word element meaning 'breast' or 'mastoid'. Also, mast-. [Greek, combining form of masto breast] masto- used (Anat. and Path.)\|ˈmæstəʊ\|a. to represent mastoid n., in combinations with the general sense ‘pertaining jointly to the mastoid process or bone and some other part of the skull’, as *masto-occipital, masto-parietal, masto-squamous, † masto-tympanic* adjs.; b. as combining form of Gr. µαστός breast, in names of diseases of the female breast, as *masto-carcinoma, masto-chondrosis, masto-scirrhus* (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856); also mastodynia.1855Holden Hum. Osteol. (1878) 114 The mastoid part of the temporal is connected to the posterior inferior angle of the parietal bone by the masto-parietal suture.1858H. Gray Anat.* 54 The sutures at the base of the skull are..the petro-occipital, the masto-occipital [etc.].1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 599 There may be no local œdema over the mastoid, in fact no masto-squamous abscess.1890Century Dict. (citing R. Owen), Masto-tympanic, a bone of the skull of some reptiles, which should correspond to the opisthotic quadrate of modern nomenclature. masto- before vowels mast-, word-forming element meaning "breast," from comb. form of Greek mastos "woman's breast," from madan "to be wet, to flow," from PIE mad- "wet, moist, dripping" (cognates: Latin madere "be moist;" Albanian mend "suckle;" see mast, n.2). masto- /ˈmastəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: In sense 1 from mastoid; in sense 2 from Greek mastos breast: see -o-. 1.Pertaining jointly to the mastoid process or bone and some other part of the skull, as masto-parietal etc. 2.Affecting or involving the mammary gland. DERIVATIVE mastoˈdynia noun (Medicine) neuralgia of the female breast E19. maˈstopathy noun any disease or dysfunction of the female breast M19. masto- — see mast-
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