a·ga·lac·ti·a ( -g -l k t -, -sh-, g -)n. Absence of or faulty secretion of milk following childbirth. [New Latin, from Greek agalakti , lack of milk : a-, without; see a-1 + gala, galakt-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.] |
agalactia [ˌægəˈlæktɪə]
n
(Medicine) Pathol Obsolete absence or failure of secretion of milk
[New Latin, from a-1 + Greek galaktos milk]
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| Noun | 1. |  agalactia - a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been deliveredphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
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