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Synonyms for lactation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lak-tey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : lækˈteɪ ʃən

Définition of lactation

Origin :
  • 1660s, "process of suckling an infant," from French lactation, from Late Latin lactationem (nominative lactatio) "a suckling," noun of action from past participle stem of lactare "suckle," from lac (genitive lactis) "milk," from PIE root *glakt- (cf. Greek gala, genitive galaktos, "milk"), which, along with *melg-, accounts for words for "milk" in most Indo-European languages (the absence of a common word for it is considered a mystery). Meaning "process of secreting milk from the breasts" first recorded 1857. Middle Irish lacht, Welsh llaeth "milk" are loan words from Latin.
  • As in sucking : noun removal of liquid
Example sentences :
  • Lactation has no appreciable effect on the number of leucocytes.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery » by Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • It is a defect that is peculiar to individual animals and is liable to recur at approximately the same period in lactation.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • At certain stages in lactation, a bitter salty taste is occasionally to be noted that is peculiar to individual animals.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • Should she become a mother and nurse her child, this function of lactation would be the periodic function of the breasts.
  • Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon
  • Then, there were five years during which she did not perform the function of lactation, and yet, she did not lose this function.
  • Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon
  • Menstruation, reproduction, and lactation are at once the cause of an anabolic surplus and the means of getting rid of it.
  • Extract from : « Sex and Society » by William I. Thomas
  • Sinety126 has studied the effect of lactation on the liver, and has ascertained the existence of fatty degeneration.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Pregnancy, lactation, and suppuration also have the same effect, but to a slighter and less permanent extent.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The two preceding varieties commonly occur during the first two or three months of lactation.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Does spaying prolong the period of lactation, and increase the quantity of milk?
  • Extract from : « The American Reformed Cattle Doctor » by George Dadd

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