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What (who) is lactation - definition
lactation
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REGULATED RELEASE OF MILK FROM THE MAMMARY GLANDS AND THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT A MOTHER LACTATES TO FEED HER YOUNG
Lactating; Milk ejection reflex; Galactopoiesis; Induced lactation; Relactate; Relactation; Female lactation; Lactation reflex; Letting down; Lactific; Lactosis; Milk let-down reflex; Milk secretion; Milk letdown reflex; Lactation disorder
¦ noun
1. the secretion of milk by the mammary glands.
2. the suckling of young.
Derivatives
lactational adjective
Origin
C17: from L. lactatio(n-), from lactare 'suckle'.
lactation
REGULATED RELEASE OF MILK FROM THE MAMMARY GLANDS AND THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT A MOTHER LACTATES TO FEED HER YOUNG
Lactating; Milk ejection reflex; Galactopoiesis; Induced lactation; Relactate; Relactation; Female lactation; Lactation reflex; Letting down; Lactific; Lactosis; Milk let-down reflex; Milk secretion; Milk letdown reflex; Lactation disorder
Lactation is the production of milk by women and female mammals during the period after they give birth. (FORMAL)
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Lactation
REGULATED RELEASE OF MILK FROM THE MAMMARY GLANDS AND THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT A MOTHER LACTATES TO FEED HER YOUNG
Lactating; Milk ejection reflex; Galactopoiesis; Induced lactation; Relactate; Relactation; Female lactation; Lactation reflex; Letting down; Lactific; Lactosis; Milk let-down reflex; Milk secretion; Milk letdown reflex; Lactation disorder
·noun A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland.
Wikipedia
Lactation
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process naturally occurs with all sexually mature female mammals, although it may predate mammals.
Examples of use of lactation
1. It also plays a part in inducing lactation and labour.
2. Consultants who specialize in lactation or sleep fill a void left by parenting books and pediatricians.
3. Department of Agriculture, stops ovulation and lactation in female squirrels, and testicular development in males.
4. Additionally, hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy, birth and lactation remodel the brain, increasing the size of neurons in some regions.
5. Visits to the pediatrician and lactation specialist turned up no trouble with his latch or sucking reflex.