galactopoiesisn.
/ɡəˌlaktə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/, U.S. /ɡəˌlæktoʊˌpɔɪˈisᵻs/ Physiology.
The production of milk by the mammary gland; spec. the maintenance of milk secretion after its initiation. Cf. lactogenesis n. at lacto- comb. form 1.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > action or process of secreting > secreting spec. > [noun] > secretion of milk
lactification1666
galactopoiesis1842
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Galactopoiesis, galactosis.
1948 New Biol. 4 127 A distinction has..been drawn between lactogenesis—the power of initiating milk secretion—and galactopoiesis—the power of maintaining the flow of milk once it has been started.
1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) II. lxxii. 1762/1 A constellation of hormones is involved in growth and differentiation of the mammary glands (mammogenesis), in initiation of lactation (lactogenesis), and in the maintenance of milk production (galactopoiesis).
2005 J. Lauwers & A. Swisher Counseling Nursing Mother (ed. 4) vii. 119/1 With the establishment of mature milk and throughout lactation, the breast is in a state of galactopoiesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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