English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. nurse (nurses plural & 3rd person present) (nursing present participle) (nursed past tense & past participle) 1 n-count; n-title; n-voc A nurse is a person whose job is to care for people who are ill. She had spent 29 years as a nurse..., Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses. 2 verb If you nurse someone, you care for them when they are ill. All the years he was sick my mother had nursed him... V n She rushed home to nurse her daughter back to health.
Mastitis: Inflammation of one or more mammary glands within the breast, usually in a lactating woman. Mastitis can be felt as a hard, sore spot within the breast. Mastitis can be caused by an infection in the breast or by a plugged milk duct.
Key points. The mastoid bone is located in the inner ear and may not be visible due to the infection.1. The mastoid bone is located in your inner ear and may not be visible due to an infection. The most common cause of mastoiditis is a middle ear infection that has been left untreated. 1. The most common cause of mastoiditis, or infection of the mastoid bone, is a middle ear infection that has been left untreated.