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nounfeeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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"lactation normally continues until weaning"nounthe period following birth during which milk is secretedtype of:
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nounthe 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
- 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
- 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