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agalactia en · NOUN

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”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

Forms

Synonyms

agalactorrhea

Translations (10)

pt agalaxia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · fi agalaktia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · es agalactia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · fr agalactie (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · pl bezmleczność (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · pt agalactia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · de Agalaktie (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · el αγαλακτία (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · el αγαλαξία (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) · it agalassia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth)