lactation
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Noun
- The period following birth during which milk is secreted
- The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
- Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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| 1 | action | 2 | 291 |
| 2 | location | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | vacation | 3 | 47 |
| 4 | plantation | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | locations | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | vacations | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | activation | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | plantations | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | citation | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | lactating | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | lacerations | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | affectation | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | placating | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | laceration | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | glaciation | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | playstation | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | lattin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fluctuation | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | telaction | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
August is National Breastfeeding Month and Philadelphia Now Has a Lactation Space Finder App!
Aug 9, 2025 City of Philadelphia (.gov)
Aug 9, 2025 City of Philadelphia (.gov)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Expands Coverage for Doulas, Licensed Certified Professional Midwives, Lactation Consultants and Maternal Home Visitor Providers
May 28, 2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
May 28, 2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Sara Perelmuter on genitourinary syndrome of lactation in the postpartum period
Mar 10, 2026 Contemporary OB/GYN
Mar 10, 2026 Contemporary OB/GYN

