mazo-|ˈmeɪzəʊ|used as comb. form of mod.L. māza placenta, a. Gr. µᾶζα cake.‖ mazocacothesis|ˌmeɪzəkæˈkɒθɪsɪs|[Gr. κακός bad + θέσις a placing], malposition of the placenta; hence ˌmazocacoˈthetica.‖ mazolysis|meɪˈzɒlɪsɪs|[Gr. λύσις a loosing], the separation or detachment of the placenta; hence mazoˈlytica.‖ mazopathia|meɪzəˈpæθɪə|[Gr. πάθος suffering, feeling: see -pathy], a disease of, or originating from, the placenta; hence mazoˈpathica.1856in Mayne Expos.Lex.