agalactia

English

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Etymology

From New Latin agalactia, from Ancient Greek ἀγαλακτία (agalaktía, “lack of milk”), from ἀγάλακτος (agálaktos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), from ᾰ̓- (a-, “not; without”) + γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gála, gálaktos, “milk”).[1][2]

Noun

agalactia (usually uncountable, plural agalactias)

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

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References
  1. James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “‖ Agalactia”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 174, column 3: “mod. L. a. Gr. ἀγαλακτία: see Agalaxy [Agalaxy […] f. mod. L. agalaxia (also agalactia) a. Gr. ἀγαλαξία = ἀγαλακτία, f. ἀγάλακτ-ος: see prec. [Agalactous […] f. Gr. ἀγάλακτ-ος (f. ἀ not + γάλακτ- milk) + -ous.]].”
  2. “agalactia”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.: “New Latin, from Greek agalaktiā, lack of milk : a-, without; see a-1 + gala, galakt-, milk; […]”

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Portuguese

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Noun

agalactia f (uncountable)

  1. agalactia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk)

Spanish

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Etymology

From a- (“not, without”) + Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gála, gálaktos, “milk”) + -ia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɡaˈlaɡtja/ [a.ɣ̞aˈlaɣ̞.t̪ja]
  • Rhymes: -aɡtja
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧lac‧tia

Noun

agalactia f

  1. agalactia

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