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1. (n.) lactation
the secretion of milk.
2. lactation
the period of milk production.
Etymology: (1660–70; < LL lactātiō the act of giving suck <
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lactation
the period following birth during which milk is secreted
"lactation normally continues until weaning"
2. (noun) lactation
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
3. (noun) suckling, lactation
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lactation
a giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. lactation
The processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN.
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