agalactia
Agalaktie
The failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following birthThe failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
Agalaktie
More definitions
- a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
Translations
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By meaning 1
failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth:
Origin
From New Latin agalactia, from Ancient Greek ἀγαλακτία (agalaktía, “lack of milk”), from ἀFrom 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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Forms
plural: agalactiasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered:agalactosis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable