Absence of milk in the breasts after childbirth. SYN: agalactosis. [G. a- priv. + gala (galakt-), milk]
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aga·lac·tia .ā-gə-'lak-sh(ē-)ə, -tē-ə n the failure of the secretion of milk from any cause other than the normal ending of the lactation period
aga·lac·tic -tik adj
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aga·lac·tia (a″gə-lakґshe-ə) [a-1 + galacto- + -ia] absence or failure of the secretion of milk; called also agalactosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.