Definition of lactation
English to English noun - the period following birth during which milk is secreted
Lactation normally continues until weaning.
source: WordNet 3.0 - the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
source: WordNet 3.0 - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
source: WordNet 3.0 - A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland.
source: Webster 1913
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