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noun
1.
the secretion or formation of milk.
2.
the period of milk production.
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lactation
1660s, "process of suckling an infant," from Fr. lactation, from L. lactationem (nom. lactatio) "a suckling," from L. lactatus, pp. of lactare "suckle," from lac (gen. lactis) "milk," from PIE base *glact- (cf. Gk. gala, gen. galaktos "milk"). Meaning "process of secreting milk from the breasts" first
EXPANDrecorded 1857. M.Ir. lacht, Welsh llaeth "milk" are loan words from Latin.
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Medical Dictionary
lactation lac·ta·tion (lāk-tā'shən)
n.
The secretion or formation of milk by the mammary glands.
The period during which the mammary glands secrete milk.
lac·ta'tion·al adj.
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lactation  (lāk-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The secretion or production of milk by the mammary glands in female mammals after giving birth. |
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