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LACTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Synonyms:
lactation; suckling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lactation" is a kind of...):
alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
Derivation:
lactate (give suck to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("lactation" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Derivation:
lactate (give suck to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The period following birth during which milk is secreted
Example:
lactation normally continues until weaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("lactation" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Derivation:
lactate (give suck to)
Context examples:
If you are having problems with breastfeeding, contact a lactation consultant.
(Breastfeeding, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
A semisynthetic, ergot alkaloid with antiparkinson and lactation inhibitory activities.
(Bromocriptine, NCI Thesaurus)
