galactagogue Hear it!

galactagogue definition

ga·lac·ta·gogue (gə lak′tə gäg′)

noun

an agent that stimulates or increases the secretion of milk

Etymology: galact(o)- + -agogue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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