amastia
See also: amastią
English
editEtymology
edita- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”)
Noun
editamastia (uncountable)
- The absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
- Amastia in girls can be treated with augmentation mammoplasty.
- 1878 April 6, “Reviews and notices of books: On Numerical Anomalies of the Breast”, in The Lancet, volume 114, page 500:
- No case of amastia has yet been recorded in the male (and in females it is much rarer than polymastia).
Usage notes
edit- Not to be confused with amazia, the absence of mammary gland(s) only.
Translations
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editItalian
editNoun
editamastia f (plural amastie)
Polish
editEtymology
editFrom a- + Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) + -ia.[1] First attested in 1929.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamastia f
Declension
editDeclension of amastia
References
edit- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amastia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Trzaski, Everta i Michalskiego leksykon ilustrowany. [Z. 1].[1] (in Polish), 1929, page 25
Further reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
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- Hyphenation: a‧mas‧ti‧a
Noun
editamastia f (uncountable)
- (teratology) amastia (absence of breast tissue, nipple and areola)
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