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lactopoiesis

lactopoiesis noun: the production of milk by the mammary glands.

Noun

lactopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The production of milk by the mammary glands

Origin of lactopoiesis

From lacto- + -poiesis.

Questions about lactopoiesis

What does lactopoiesis mean?
Lactopoiesis means the production of milk by the mammary glands.
What part of speech is lactopoiesis?
Lactopoiesis is a noun.

Words near lactopoiesis in the dictionary

  1. lactophenol
  2. lactophile
  3. lactophiles
  4. lactophilia
  5. lactophorin
  6. lactopoiesis
  7. lactoproteid
  8. lactoproteids
  9. lactoprotein
  10. lactoproteins
  11. lactoquinomycin

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