Lactation
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lactation-182-3180188
title:
Lactation
text:
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process naturally occurs with all sexually mature female mammals, although it may predate mammals. The process of feeding milk in all female creatures is called nursing, and in humans it is also called breastfeeding. Newborn infants often produce some milk from their own breast tissue, known colloquially as witch's milk. In most species, lactation is a sign that
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Release of milk from the mammary glands
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactation
date created:
2003-06-20T16:43:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T04:38:12Z
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