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amastia (n.)

"complete failure of one or both breasts, including the nipple, to develop," 1878, medical Latin, from German amastia (1841), from Greek amastos "without breasts," from privative prefix a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + mastos "breast" (see masto-) + abstract noun ending -ia.

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Definitions of amastia from WordNet

amastia (n.)
absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect);
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