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Definition of Agalactia
1. Noun. A condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered.
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Definition of Agalactia
1. n. Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.
Definition of Agalactia
1. Noun. The failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agalactia
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Agalactia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Agalactia
Literary usage of Agalactia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diseases of the Breast, and Their Treatment by John Birkett (1850)
"agalactia. agalactia (a, priv. ya\a£, milk) implies the total absence of the
secretion of milk. This functional anomaly is very rare, and it is very ..."
2. The Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals by Veranus Alva Moore (1916)
"Contagious agalactia. This is a disease reported to IK- peculiar to the goat and
ewe. complicated with local manifestations in the eye. udder, ..."
3. Essentials of homœopathic therapeutics by Willis Alonzo Dewey (1897)
"agalactia. Give indications for Pulsatilla in this affection. The breasts are
swollen, painful, and the flow of milk is absent or scanty. ..."
4. Practical Homeopathic Therapeutics by Willis Alonzo Dewey (1901)
"agalactia. Pulsatilla. This is usually the first remedy thought of in suppression
of milk. The breasts are swollen and painful ..."
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