galactopoiesis

galactopoiesis
ga·lac·to·poi·e·sis (gə-lăk'tə-poi-ēʹsĭs) n.
Secretion and continued production of milk by the mammary glands.
  ga·lac'to·poi·etʹic (-ĕtʹĭk) adj.

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