Amazia

/əˈmeɪziə/ noun

Definition

A congenital medical condition in which one or both breasts fail to develop or are completely absent.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' meaning 'without' plus 'mazos' meaning 'breast,' a direct medical coinage from Greek roots used in formal anatomical terminology.

Kelly Says

Medical Greek is remarkable—doctors needed a one-word way to describe this rare condition, so they combined a negation prefix with the Greek word for breast, creating precision that transcends language barriers worldwide.

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