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agalactia

agalactia noun: the failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

Noun

agalactia (usually uncountable, plural agalactias)

  1. (usually) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
    Synonyms:
    agalactorrhea

agalactia meaning in Tamil and Kannada

agalactia in Tamil

அகலக்றியா, கறவையற்ற நிலை, பால்வறுநிலை, பாலின்மை, பால் சுரக்காமை

agalactia in Kannada

ಹಾಲೂರದಿಕೆ

Synonyms of agalactia

Forms of agalactia

pluralagalactias
alternative formagalaxia
alternative formagalaxy

Origin of agalactia

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”).

Questions about agalactia

What does agalactia mean?
Agalactia means the failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
What is agalactia in Tamil?
Agalactia in Tamil is அகலக்றியா, கறவையற்ற நிலை, பால்வறுநிலை. See Agalactia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agalactia?
Agalactia is a noun.
What is the plural of agalactia?
The plural of agalactia is agalactias.

Words near agalactia in the dictionary

  1. agait
  2. agak agak
  3. agak-agak
  4. agal
  5. agal-agal
  6. agalactia
  7. agalactias
  8. agalactic
  9. agalactorrhea
  10. agalactosylated
  11. agalactosylic

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