Mammoplasia, the Glossary

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1. 62 relations: Antiandrogen, Antidepressant, Antipsychotic, Bicalutamide, Breast, Breast atrophy, Breast cancer, Breast engorgement, Breast enlargement, Breast hypertrophy, Breast milk, Breast pain, Bucillamine, Bupropion, Cannabis (drug), Ciclosporin, Cimetidine, Cyproterone acetate, Delayed puberty, Domperidone, Dopamine receptor D2, Dopaminergic, Drug, Estrogen, Feminizing hormone therapy, Finasteride, Galactagogue, Galactorrhea, Growth hormone, Gynecomastia, Hemodynamics, Hyperprolactinaemia, Hypogonadism, Indinavir, Lactation, Luteal phase, Menstrual cycle, Methaniazide/thioacetazone, Metoclopramide, Micromastia, Mirtazapine, Neuron, Pathology, Penicillamine, Pregnancy, Premenstrual water retention, Progesterone, Prolactin, Puberty, Receptor antagonist, ... Expand index (12 more) »

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Antiandrogen

Antiandrogens, also known as androgen antagonists or testosterone blockers, are a class of drugs that prevent androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from mediating their biological effects in the body.

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Antidepressant

Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction.

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Antipsychotic

Antipsychotics, previously known as neuroleptics and major tranquilizers, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought), principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.

See Mammoplasia and Antipsychotic

Bicalutamide

Bicalutamide, sold under the brand name Casodex among others, is an antiandrogen medication that is primarily used to treat prostate cancer.

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Breast

The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates.

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Breast atrophy

Breast atrophy is the normal or spontaneous atrophy or shrinkage of the breasts. Mammoplasia and breast atrophy are breast diseases and medical terminology.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.

See Mammoplasia and Breast cancer

Breast engorgement

Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk. Mammoplasia and breast engorgement are breast diseases.

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Breast enlargement

Breast enlargement is the enlargement of the breasts.

See Mammoplasia and Breast enlargement

Breast hypertrophy

Breast hypertrophy is a rare medical condition of the breast connective tissues in which the breasts become excessively large. Mammoplasia and breast hypertrophy are breast diseases.

See Mammoplasia and Breast hypertrophy

Breast milk

Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of human females.

See Mammoplasia and Breast milk

Breast pain

Breast pain is the symptom of discomfort in either one or both breasts. Mammoplasia and breast pain are breast diseases.

See Mammoplasia and Breast pain

Bucillamine

Bucillamine is an antirheumatic agent developed from tiopronin.

See Mammoplasia and Bucillamine

Bupropion

Bupropion, formerly called amfebutamone, and sold under the brand name Wellbutrin among others, is an atypical antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder and to support smoking cessation.

See Mammoplasia and Bupropion

Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Ciclosporin

Ciclosporin, also spelled cyclosporine and cyclosporin, is a calcineurin inhibitor, used as an immunosuppressant medication.

See Mammoplasia and Ciclosporin

Cimetidine

Cimetidine, sold under the brand name Tagamet among others, is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production.

See Mammoplasia and Cimetidine

Cyproterone acetate

Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals, and in birth control pills.

See Mammoplasia and Cyproterone acetate

Delayed puberty

Delayed puberty is when a person lacks or has incomplete development of specific sexual characteristics past the usual age of onset of puberty.

See Mammoplasia and Delayed puberty

Domperidone

Domperidone, sold under the brand name Motilium among others, is a dopamine antagonist medication which is used to treat nausea and vomiting and certain gastrointestinal problems like gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying).

See Mammoplasia and Domperidone

Dopamine receptor D2

Dopamine receptor D2, also known as D2R, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the DRD2 gene.

See Mammoplasia and Dopamine receptor D2

Dopaminergic

Dopaminergic means "related to dopamine" (literally, "working on dopamine"), dopamine being a common neurotransmitter.

See Mammoplasia and Dopaminergic

Drug

A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

See Mammoplasia and Estrogen

Feminizing hormone therapy

Feminizing hormone therapy, also known as transfeminine hormone therapy, is hormone therapy and sex reassignment therapy to change the secondary sex characteristics of transgender people from masculine or androgynous to feminine.

See Mammoplasia and Feminizing hormone therapy

Finasteride

Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men.

See Mammoplasia and Finasteride

Galactagogue

A galactagogue, or galactogogue (from γάλα, milk, + ἀγωγός, leading), also known as a lactation inducer or milk booster, is a substance that promotes lactation in humans and other animals.

See Mammoplasia and Galactagogue

Galactorrhea

Galactorrhea (also spelled galactorrhoea) (galacto- + -rrhea) or lactorrhea (lacto- + -rrhea) is the spontaneous flow of milk from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing. Mammoplasia and Galactorrhea are breast diseases.

See Mammoplasia and Galactorrhea

Growth hormone

Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals.

See Mammoplasia and Growth hormone

Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia (also spelled gynaecomastia) is the abnormal non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in males due to the growth of breast tissue as a result of a hormone imbalance between estrogens and androgens. Mammoplasia and Gynecomastia are breast diseases.

See Mammoplasia and Gynecomastia

Hemodynamics

Hemodynamics or haemodynamics are the dynamics of blood flow.

See Mammoplasia and Hemodynamics

Hyperprolactinaemia

Hyperprolactinemia is characterized by abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.

See Mammoplasia and Hyperprolactinaemia

Hypogonadism

Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads—the testicles or the ovaries—that may result in diminished production of sex hormones.

See Mammoplasia and Hypogonadism

Indinavir

Indinavir (IDV; trade name Crixivan, made by Merck) is a protease inhibitor used as a component of highly active antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV/AIDS.

See Mammoplasia and Indinavir

Lactation

Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.

See Mammoplasia and Lactation

Luteal phase

The menstrual cycle is on average 28 days in length.

See Mammoplasia and Luteal phase

Menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.

See Mammoplasia and Menstrual cycle

Methaniazide/thioacetazone

Methaniazide/thioacetazone, sold under the brand name Neothetazone, is an antibiotic combination of methaniazide (neotizide) and '''th'''ioac'''etazone''' that is or was very commonly used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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Metoclopramide

Metoclopramide is a medication used for stomach and esophageal problems.

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Micromastia

Micromastia (also called hypomastia, breast aplasia, breast hypoplasia, or mammary hypoplasia) is a medical term describing the postpubertal underdevelopment of a woman's breast tissue.

See Mammoplasia and Micromastia

Mirtazapine

Mirtazapine, sold under the brand name Remeron among others, is an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant, and as such is used primarily to treat depression.

See Mammoplasia and Mirtazapine

Neuron

A neuron, neurone, or nerve cell is an excitable cell that fires electric signals called action potentials across a neural network in the nervous system. Mammoplasia and neuron are medical terminology.

See Mammoplasia and Neuron

Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

See Mammoplasia and Pathology

Penicillamine

Penicillamine, sold under the brand name of Cuprimine among others, is a medication primarily used for the treatment of Wilson's disease.

See Mammoplasia and Penicillamine

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).

See Mammoplasia and Pregnancy

Premenstrual water retention

Premenstrual water retention (or premenstrual fluid retention) is the buildup of additional water or fluid in the body.

See Mammoplasia and Premenstrual water retention

Progesterone

Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

See Mammoplasia and Progesterone

Prolactin

Prolactin (PRL), also known as lactotropin and mammotropin, is a protein best known for its role in enabling mammals to produce milk.

See Mammoplasia and Prolactin

Puberty

Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.

See Mammoplasia and Puberty

Receptor antagonist

A receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it like an agonist.

See Mammoplasia and Receptor antagonist

Risperidone

Risperidone, sold under the brand name Risperdal among others, is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

See Mammoplasia and Risperidone

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and other psychological conditions.

See Mammoplasia and Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Serotonin

Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter.

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Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of antidepressant medications used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorders, social phobia, chronic neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), and menopausal symptoms.

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Side effect

In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is unintended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.

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Spironolactone

Spironolactone, sold under the brand name Aldactone among others, is a diuretic medication primarily used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease.

See Mammoplasia and Spironolactone

Trans woman

A trans woman (short for transgender woman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

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Tricyclic antidepressant

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of medications that are used primarily as antidepressants.

See Mammoplasia and Tricyclic antidepressant

Tuberoinfundibular pathway

The tuberoinfundibular pathway refers to a population of dopamine neurons that project from the arcuate nucleus (the "infundibular nucleus") in the tuberal region of the hypothalamus to the median eminence.

See Mammoplasia and Tuberoinfundibular pathway

Tuberous breasts

Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia), one breast or both. Mammoplasia and Tuberous breasts are breast diseases.

See Mammoplasia and Tuberous breasts

Venlafaxine

Venlafaxine, sold under the brand name Effexor among others, is an antidepressant medication of the serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class.

See Mammoplasia and Venlafaxine

Weight gain

Weight gain is an increase in body weight.

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See also

Breast diseases

• Adipomastia
• Anisomastia
• Breast atrophy
• Breast cyst
• Breast disease
• Breast eczema
• Breast engorgement
• Breast hematoma
• Breast hypertrophy
• Breast mass
• Breast neoplasia
• Breast pain
• Breast tension
• Cracked nipple
• Cyst of Montgomery
• Delayed onset of lactation
• Duct ectasia of breast
• Elisabeth Anderson Sierra
• Fat necrosis
• Fibroadenoma
• Fibrocystic breast changes
• Fissure of the nipple
• Galactocele
• Galactorrhea
• Granulomatous mastitis
• Gynecomastia
• Hyperlactation syndrome
• Inverted nipple
• Latch (breastfeeding)
• Low milk supply
• Mammary-type myofibroblastoma
• Mammoplasia
• Mastitis
• Nipple discharge
• Nipple pigmentation
• Nonpuerperal mastitis
• Premature thelarche
• Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
• Ptosis (breasts)
• Subareolar abscess
• Tuberous breasts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoplasia

Also known as Breast hyperplasia, Breast plasia, Enlargement of the breast, Enlargement of the breasts, Mammaplasia, Mammary gland hyperplasia, Mammary gland plasia, Mammary hyperplasia, Mammary plasia, Mammotrophic, Mammotropic.

, Risperidone, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Serotonin, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Side effect, Spironolactone, Trans woman, Tricyclic antidepressant, Tuberoinfundibular pathway, Tuberous breasts, Venlafaxine, Weight gain.