amastia
See also: amastią
English
Etymology
From a- (“without”) + -mastia (“breast”).
Noun
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
- Not to be confused with amazia, the absence of mammary gland(s) only.
Translations
absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /amasˈtia/ [a.masˈt̪i.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: a‧mas‧ti‧a
Noun
amastia (plural amastia-amastia)
Further reading
- “amastia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
amastia f (plural amastie)
Polish
Etymology
From a- + Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) + -ia.[1] First attested in 1929.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmas.tja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -astja
- Syllabification: a‧mas‧tia
Noun
amastia f
Declension
Declension of amastia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | amastia |
| genitive | amastii |
| dative | amastii |
| accusative | amastię |
| instrumental | amastią |
| locative | amastii |
| vocative | amastio |
References
- ^ 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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.masˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.maʃˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.masˈt͡ʃi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐʃˈti.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧mas‧ti‧a
Noun
amastia f (uncountable)
- (teratology) amastia (absence of breast tissue, nipple and areola)