Agalactia
noun
(pathol, obsolete) absence or failure of secretion of milk
agalactia a·ga·lac·ti·a (ā’gə-lāk’tē-ə, -shē-ə, āg’ə-)
n.
absence of or faulty secretion of milk following childbirth. also called agalactosis.
a’ga·lac’tous (-təs) adj.
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