lactation

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lactation (plural lactations)

1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

Derived terms

• lactational
• lactation period

Related terms

• lactate
• lactic
• lactose

Translations

secretion of milk

Czech: laktace (cs) f. Finnish: maidoneritys (fi)

French: lactation (fr) f. Hungarian: tejelválasztás (hu), tejképződés (hu), laktáció (hu)

process of providing milk to the young

Finnish: imetys (fi), rintaruokinta (fi)

Hungarian: szoptatás (hu), laktáció (hu)

lactation period

Finnish: imetysaika (fi)

Hungarian: tejelés (hu), laktáció (hu)