lactation
noun
- the secretion of milk by a mammary gland
- the period during which milk is secreted
- the suckling of young
See lactation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lăk-tāˈshən)
noun- Secretion or formation of milk by the mammary glands.
- The period during which the mammary glands secrete milk.
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