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prolactin definition

pro·lac·tin (prō lak′tin)

noun

a pituitary hormone stimulating milk secretion in mammals and secretion by the crop gland in certain birds

Etymology: pro- + lact(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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