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agalactia

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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”).

noun agalactias · agalaxia · agalaxy

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

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noun failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth

Español	agalactia
Português	agalactia, agalaxia
Français	agalactie
Deutsch	Agalaktie
Italiano	agalassia
Ελληνικά	αγαλαξία agalaxía, αγαλακτία agalaktía

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@misc{agalactia_2026,
  title = {agalactia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agalactia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}