amastia

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See also: amastią

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

a- (without) +‎ -mastia (breast)

Noun[edit]

amastia (uncountable)

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  1. 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.

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

amastia f (plural amastie)

  1. amastia

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) +‎ -ia.[1] First attested in 1929.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈmas.tja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -astja
  • Syllabification: a‧mas‧tia

Noun[edit]

amastia f

  1. (medicine) amastia

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amastia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Trzaski, Everta i Michalskiego leksykon ilustrowany. [Z. 1].[1] (in Polish), 1929, page 25

Further reading[edit]

  • amastia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • amastia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧mas‧ti‧a

Noun[edit]

amastia f (uncountable)

  1. (teratology) amastia (absence of breast tissue, nipple and areola)