maschaladenitis

From maschal- (“armpit”) +‎ aden- (“gland”) +‎ -itis (“inflammation”), from Ancient Greek μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit”), Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”), and -itis (“inflammation”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæskəlˌædɪˈnaɪtɪs/

maschaladenitis (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the glands in the armpit.
   • 2018, Iryna Ahapieieva, Ukrainian prison. Roses behind the barb wire‎^[1]:

     I saw the woman who had a huge tumor under her arm, it was growing day by day, and purulence was oozing from it. Zhenya diagnosed this disease as maschaladenitis.

• "maschaladenitis" in Robertson's Words for a Modern Age.