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agalactia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
agalac-tia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

Uncountable

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: agalactia, ἀγαλακτία

Usage

Inflected Forms

agalactias (plural) agalaxia (alternative) agalaxy (alternative)

Synonyms

agalactorrhea agalactosis

Questions

What does agalactia mean?
The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
Where does agalactia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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