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Definitions of lactation
  1. noun
    feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

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  2. noun
    the period following birth during which milk is secreted
    "lactation normally continues until weaning"
  3. noun
    the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Definition that contains lactation
  • prolactin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
  • luteotropin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
  • lactogenic hormone gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
  • lactosuria presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation
  • ablactation the cessation of lactation
  • common milkwort small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
  • polygala vulgaris small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
  • lactogenic inducing lactation
  • gand flower small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
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