Mammo- [At. Mamma Breast (Predominantly Female), Anat. Mamma Mammary Gland ]

Mammo is a term used in medicine and biology to refer to the mammary gland. Translated from Latin, mamma means “breast” or “mammary gland”.

Mammo is a component of compound words that indicate belonging to the mammary gland. For example, “mammogram” is an image of the breast obtained using x-rays, and “mammography” is a method of diagnosing breast diseases using a mammogram.

In addition, mammo is also used in the names of some medications that are used to treat breast diseases. For example, tamoxifen is a drug that is used to treat breast cancer in women.

Thus, mammo is an important part of medical terminology that is used to refer to and diagnose diseases of the mammary glands.

Mammological diseases are a group of diseases of the mammary glands, the cause of which are certain pathological changes in the tissue of the breast itself or surrounding tissues, ducts or lymphatic vessels. The lesion mainly affects the tissue of the mammary glands. It is important to note: Despite the similarity of the terms, mammology and mammology are different fields of medicine. In simple terms, for mammology