Mastitis - Glossary

  • Abscess: Symptoms consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.
  • Milk ducts: Enclosed passage or channel carrying milk.
  • Septicemia: Infection of the bloodstream by microorganisms.
  • Edematous: swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid.
  • Immune reaction: A bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria) and produces antibodies specifically against that antigen