hypergalactia

hy·per·ga·lac·ti·a

[hahy-per-guh-lak-tee-uh]
noun Pathology.
an abnormally large secretion of milk.
Also, hy·per·gal·ac·to·si·a [hahy-per-gal-ak-toh-see-uh] , hy·per·gal·ac·to·sis [hahy-per-gal-ak-toh-sis] .


Origin:
hyper- + galact- + -ia

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