AGALACTIA

agalactia, agalactosis

(noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother’s breasts after her child has been delivered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agalactia (uncountable)

(disease) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

Synonyms

• agalactorrhea

Source: Wiktionary


Ag`a*lac"ti*a, Ag"a*lax`y, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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