lactation, n.
(lactations)
(lactations)
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
<noun.act>
lactation suckling
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derivationally related form
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the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
<noun.process>
lactation
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the period following birth during which milk is secreted
<noun.time>
lactation
sample sentences
"lactation normally continues until weaning"
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