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See also: amastią
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”)
Noun[edit]
amastia (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[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
amastia f (plural amastie)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) + -ia.[1] First attested in 1929.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amastia f
Declension[edit]
Declension 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[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧mas‧ti‧a
Noun[edit]
amastia f (uncountable)
- (teratology) amastia (absence of breast tissue, nipple and areola)
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