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—galactopoiesis /geuh lak'teuh poy ee"sis/, n./geuh lak'teuh poy et"ik/, adj.1. increasing the secretion of milk.n.2. a galactopoietic agent or medicine.[1655-65; GALACTO- + -POIETIC]
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Galactopoietic — Ga*lac to*poi*et ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + ? capable of making; fr. ? to make.] (Med.) Increasing the flow of milk; milk producing. n. A galactopoietic substance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galactopoietic — Pertaining to galactopoiesis. * * * ga·lac·to·poi·et·ic pȯi et ik adj inducing galactopoiesis <a galactopoietic dose of thyroxine> galactopoietic n a galactopoietic agent * * * ga·lac·to·poi·et·ic (gə lak″to poi etґik) 1.… … Medical dictionary
galactopoietic — I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|ed.ik adjective Etymology: galact + poietic : inducing galactopoiesis II. noun ( s) : a galactopoietic agent * * * galactopoiesis /geuh lak teuh poy ee sis/, n … Useful english dictionary
galactopoietic — /gəˌlæktoʊpɔɪˈɛtɪk/ (say guh.laktohpoy etik) adjective 1. increasing the secretion of milk, though not necessarily the amount collected. –noun 2. a galactopoietic agent or medicine. {Greek galakto milk (combining form of gala) + poiētikos making} …
galactopoietic — adjective milk producing … Wiktionary
galactopoietic — adj. encourages milk production … English contemporary dictionary
galactopoietic — ga·lac·to·poi·et·ic … English syllables
galactopoietic hormone — prolactin … Medical dictionary
Lactation — Kittens nursing Lactation of … Wikipedia
galacto- — a combining form meaning milk, used in the formation of compound words: galactopoietic. Also, esp. before a vowel, galact . [ < Gk galakto , comb. form of galakt , s. of gála milk] * * * … Universalium
