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lactate
[lak´tāt]1. any salt of lactic acid or the anion of lactic acid.
2. to secrete milk.
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lac·tate
(lak'tāt),1. A salt or ester of lactic acid.
2. To produce milk in the mammary glands.
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lactate 1
(lăk′tāt′)intr.v. lac·tated, lac·tating, lac·tates
To secrete or produce milk.
lactate 2
(lăk′tāt′)n.
A salt or ester of lactic acid.
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lactate
Emergency medicine A salt or ester of lactic acid; the time required to normalize lactate is a useful prognostic tool in trauma victims. Cf 'Kiss of death' test.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
lac·tate
(lak'tāt)1. A salt or ester of lactic acid.
2. To produce milk in the mammary glands.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
lactate
Lactic acid in the ionized state.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005