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Noun Concept
Categories: Exocrine system, Breastfeeding, Animal physiology, Reproduction in mammals, Breast milk
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lactation  Female lactation  Galactopoiesis  GO:0007595  Human lactation  lactating
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The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands WordNet 3.0
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The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. Wikipedia
The secretion of milk from the mammary glands Wikipedia Disambiguation
The regulated release of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young Wikidata
The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period. Wiktionary
Lactation period. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
bodily process
organic process
PART OF
breast development
HAS KIND
nursing
male lactation
witch's milk
DERIVATION
breastfeed
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
USE
nursing
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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lactation
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lactation
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lactation
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lactation
Wikipedia Redirections
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Female lactation, Galactopoiesis, Human lactation, induced lactation, lactating, Lactation disorder, Lactation reflex, Lactific, Lactosis, Letting down, milk ejection reflex, milk let-down reflex, Milk letdown reflex, Newman-Goldfarb protocol, Newman-Goldfarb protocols, Newman–Goldfarb protocol, Newman–Goldfarb protocols, Relactate, relactation
Wikidata Alias
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GO:0007595, milk secretion

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