lactation

lac·ta·tion

 (lăk-tā′shən)

n.

1. Secretion or formation of milk by the mammary glands.

2. The period during which the mammary glands secrete milk.

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lac·ta′tion·al adj.

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lactation

(lækˈteɪʃən)

n

1. (Physiology) the secretion of milk from the mammary glands after parturition

2. (Physiology) the period during which milk is secreted

lacˈtational adj

lacˈtationally adv

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lac•ta•tion

(lækˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the secretion of milk.

2. the period of milk production.

[1660–70; < Late Latin lactātiō the act of giving suck < lactā(re) to give suck, derivative of Latin lac, s. lact- milk]

lac•ta′tion•al, adj.

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lac·ta·tion

(lăk-tā′shən)

The secretion or production of milk by the mammary glands, occurring in female mammals after giving birth.

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lactation

1. the secretion of milk by a mammary gland.
2. the period during which secretion takes place.

See also: Bodily Functions

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lactation

Milk production by the mammary glands.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lactation - the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	2.	lactation - the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	3.	lactation - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast suckling alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment

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Translations

laktace

lactancia

imetysimetysaikamaidoneritysrintaruokinta

lattazione

lactation

[lækˈteɪʃən] N → lactancia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lactation

[lækˈteɪʃ^ən] n → lactation flactic acid [ˌlæktɪkˈæsɪd] n → acide m lactique

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lactation

n → Milchabsonderung f, → Laktation f (spec); (= period) → Stillzeit f, → Laktationsperiode f (spec)

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lac·ta·tion

n. lactancia, crianza; secreción de leche.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

lactation

n producción f y secreción f de leche; (period of milk production) lactancia

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