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a·ga·lac·ti·a

(ā-gə-lăk′tē-ə, -shē-ə, ăg′ə-)

Absence of or faulty secretion of milk following childbirth.

[New Latin, from Greek agalaktiā, lack of milk : a-, without; see a-¹ + gala, galakt-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

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agalactia

(ˌæɡəˈlæktɪə)

(Medicine) pathol obsolete absence or failure of secretion of milk

[C19: New Latin, from a-¹ + Greek galaktos milk]

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Noun 1. [画像:agalactia - a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered]agalactia - a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered

agalactosis

physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

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En el analisis de los datos de la poblacion estas causas fueron agrupadas en la categoria otras con una proporcion del 20,7%, seguida de falta de tiempo (4%), mala tecnica (2,1%) y agalactia (1,8%).

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