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lactation
  1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
  2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
  3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It has the effects of resolving swelling and detoxication, and it can be applied in case of lack of lactation and mammary swelling.”
      “This research, coupled with lactation studies at the center, showed how much milk-production response could be achieved with silage inoculants.”
      “Functional roles for relaxin within human reproductive tissues have also been implicated during placentation, parturition, and lactation.”
lactotropin
  1. (biochemistry) Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
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lactage
  1. The food produced from animal lactation; milk and dairy products.
lactagogue
  1. A substance which induces lactation; a galactagogue.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The roots of Angelica keiskei Koizumi have been used as diuretic, laxative, analeptic, and lactagogue.”
lactate
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
lactatemia
  1. (pathology) The (normal) presence of lactate in the blood.
lactator
  1. One who lactates.
lactotropins
lactagogues
  1. plural of lactagogue
lactations
  1. plural of lactation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And like many dairy cows, she often has mastitis, a painful udder inflammation, despite receiving antibiotics between lactations.”
lactators
  1. plural of lactator
lactates
  1. plural of lactate
lactages
  1. plural of lactage
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