ablactation [ˌæblækˈteɪʃən]
n
1. (Medicine) the weaning of an infant
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the cessation of milk secretion in the breasts
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| Noun | 1. |  ablactation - the cessation of lactation bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
| 2. |  ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammalsubstitution, commutation, exchange - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" |
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