lactation

Significado (Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
3. (countable, uncountable) The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

Conceitos

lactação

amamentação

formação de leite

ejecção de leite

secreção de leite

Sinônimos

suckling

nursing

milk secretion

breast feeding

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galactosis

giving milk

milk production

galactopoiesis

lactogenesis

breastfeeding

milk ejection

giving suck

mammal

nurturing

rearing

Traduções

lactation

lattazione

lactación

Säugen

Laktation

lactancia

borstvoeding

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emzirme

θηλασμός

βύζαγμα

Stillen

allattamento

allaitement

در اللبن

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lækˈteɪʃən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion.