amastia
The absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areolaThe absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
Amastia in girls can be treated with augmentation mammoplasty.
More definitions
- absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”).From a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable