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delactation

UK/diːˌlækˈteɪʃən/

delactation noun: the act of weaning.

Noun

delactation (uncountable)

  1. The act of weaning.
    • The treatment can also be used to suppress lactation completely when rapid delactation is necessary, as in the case of the death of a premature infant for whom the mother was pumping.1993, Bonnie S. Worthington-Roberts, Sue Rodwell Williams, chapter 11, in Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation, 5th edition, St. Louis: Mosby, page 438

delactation meaning in Tamil

delactation in Tamil

பால் நிறுத்தல், பால் வறட்சி

Origin of delactation

From de- + Latin lactāre (“to suck milk”), lactātiō (see lactation), from lac (“milk”).

Questions about delactation

What does delactation mean?
Delactation means the act of weaning.
What is delactation in Tamil?
Delactation in Tamil is பால் நிறுத்தல், பால் வறட்சி. See Delactation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is delactation?
Delactation is a noun.
How do you pronounce delactation?
Delactation is pronounced /diːˌlækˈteɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near delactation in the dictionary

  1. Delacombe
  2. Delacour
  3. Delacroixian
  4. Delacrucian
  5. Delacruz
  6. delactation
  7. DeLacy
  8. DeLacys
  9. Delafield
  10. delafloxacin
  11. delafossite

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