agalactia
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a·ga·lac·ti·a
(ā-gə-lăk'tē-ə, -shē-ə, ăg'ə-) 
n.
Absence of or faulty secretion of milk following childbirth.
n.
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.]
Oxford Food & Nutrition Dictionary:
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agalactia
Failure of the mother to secrete enough milk to feed a suckling infant.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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a·ga·lac·ti·a
(ā'gə-lăk'tē-ə, -shē-ə, ăg'ə-)
n.
n.
Absence of or faulty secretion of milk following childbirth. Also called agalactosis.
a'ga·lac'tous (-təs) adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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agalactia
Partial or complete absence of milk flow in the absence of disease of the mammary gland. It may be due to the presence of other disease, to emotional disturbances or to lack of let-down hormones or hormonal stimulation for the development of the mammary glands. See also mastitis–metritis–agalactia, farrowing hysteria.
- contagious ovine/caprine a. — see contagious agalactia.
- primary a. — reduced milk flow is the only abnormality.
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