amastia
amastia noun: the absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
Noun
amastia (uncountable)
- The absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
- Amastia in girls can be treated with augmentation mammoplasty.
- No case of amastia has yet been recorded in the male (and in females it is much rarer than polymastia).1878 April 6, “Reviews and notices of books: On Numerical Anomalies of the Breast”, in The Lancet, volume 114, page 500
amastia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian
amastia in Tamil
- முலையின்மை, மூலையின்மை
amastia in Kannada
- ಮೊಲೆಯಿಲಿ
amastia in Indonesian
- absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola
- amastia
Origin of amastia
From a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”).
Questions about amastia
- What does amastia mean?
- Amastia means the absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
- What is amastia in Tamil?
- Amastia in Tamil is முலையின்மை, மூலையின்மை. See Amastia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amastia?
- Amastia is a noun.
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