mazo-, -mazia

(Greek: breast)

Amazon, amazon (s) (noun); Amazons, amazons (pl)
1. A woman or girl soldier; hence, a large, strong masculine-type of female warrior: "In full uniform, Mable resembles an Amazon because she is masculine, powerful, and seems inclined to battle anyone who gives her any trouble."
2. Etymology: derived from Greek mythology a female warrior "without a breast" because of the story that the Amazon women, warriors of Scythia, Greece, who were said to cut off (or burn off) one breast to make it easier to use a bow when shooting arrows during a battle.

The Greek fable illustrates the word Amazon that comes from a-, "without" and mazos, "breast".

gynecomazia
mastoplasia, mastoplastia
1. Enlargement of the breasts or the development of breast tissue.
2. Degenerative hyperplasia (abnormal multiplication or an increase in the number of normal cells) of mammary gland tissue.
mazodynia
Pain in the breast.
mazologist
mazology
mazomancy
Divination by observing babies while they are nursing.
mazomantist
mazopathy, mazopathia
Any disease of the placenta.
mazophile
mazophilous
Pertaining to mammary mania or an excessive interest in breasts.
mazophily
mazoplasia (s), mazoplasias (pl) (nouns)
A degenerative condition (gradual deterioration) of breast tissue.
tetramastia, tetramazia
A condition characterized by the presence of four breasts.

Cross references of word families that are related, partially or totally, to: "breast, breasts, chest": mammill-; mammo-; masto-; mastoido-; pectoro-; pleuro-; sterno-; stetho-; thorac-.