galactopoiesis

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ga·lac·to·poi·e·sis

(gă-lak'tō-poy-ē'sis),

Milk production.

[galacto- + G. poiēsis, forming]

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galactopoiesis

(gə-lăk′tə-poi-ē′sĭs)

Secretion and continued production of milk by the mammary glands.

ga·lac′to·poi·et′ic (-ĕt′ĭk) adj.

galactopoiesis

Production of (breast) milk.

ga·lac·to·poi·e·sis

(gă-lak'tō-poy-ē'sis)

Milk production.

[galacto- + G. poiēsis, forming]

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galactopoiesis

Milk formation by the cells of the glandular structure of the breast. Also known as lactogenesis.

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This unspoken commandment is most forcefully on display in Guttman's sequence Galactopoiesis (a medical term for the continued secretion of milk which translates "milk making" or more interestingly "milk poetry").

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Therefore, the difference in the protein level of the diet probably promoted galactopoiesis, increasing the quantity (+1.48 kg/d) but leaving the milk quality practically unchanged.

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This unspoken commandment is most forcefully on display in Guttman's sequence Galactopoiesis (a medical term for the continued secretion of milk, which translates "milk making" or, more interestingly, "milk poetry").