Agalactia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth. uncountable, usually
- 2 a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered wordnet
Etymology
From New Latin agalactia, from Ancient Greek ἀγαλακτία (agalaktía, “lack of milk”), from ἀγάλακτος (agálaktos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not; without”) + γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gắlă, gắlăktos, “milk”).
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