noun
- inflammation of the mammary gland or breast
Usage: medical
Examples
- The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with mammitis after examining the swollen udder.
- Mammitis in dairy cattle can significantly reduce milk production.
- The farmer called the vet when he noticed signs of mammitis in several of his cows.
- Proper hygiene during milking helps prevent mammitis in livestock.
- The antibiotic treatment successfully cleared up the mammitis infection.