A medical condition involving the wasting or degeneration of breast tissue, particularly related to lactation processes.
From Greek 'gala' (milk) + 'phthysis' (wasting, consumption), combining medical terminology to describe tissue deterioration associated with milk production and secretion.
This rare medical term shows how Greek roots let doctors describe specific conditions precisely—ancient physicians noticed that sometimes milk production could damage breast tissue, and they created a word for it thousands of years before understanding the actual biology.
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