Meanings
nounamastia (uncountable)
- uncountableThe absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola.
Amastia in girls can be treated with augmentation mammoplasty.
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No case of amastia has yet been recorded in the male (and in females it is much rarer than polymastia).
1878 April 6, “Reviews and notices of books: On Numerical Anomalies of the Breast”, in The Lancet, volume 114, page 500
Origin
From a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”).
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Indonesian amastia
- amastiaabsence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola
Polish amastia
- amastiaabsence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola
Portuguese amastia
- amastiaabsence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola
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