Meaning Of The Word Lactation

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Lactation Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Lactation?

lactation
uncountable noun: Lactation is the production of milk by women and female mammals during the period after they give birth.

lactation in American English
the secretion of milk by a mammary gland
noun: the secretion or formation of milk

lactation in British English
noun: the secretion of milk from the mammary glands after parturition

lactation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: Lactation is the production of milk in the mammary glands.

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