lacto-, lact-, lacti-

The weaning of a child from nursing or the cessation of milk secretion: There was an ablactation or substitution of other food for Joan's milk in the diet of her baby.

The nurse provided an educational booklet to the new mothers about the ablactation of infants.

There is considerable research in the area of ablactation which makes available appropriate information for the nourishment of human infants and for the young of mammals.

A substance used to produce a flow of milk; a galactagogue: Beth asked her gynaecologist about lactagogue which she had heard about inducing lactation and if it would be important for her after giving birth to her child.

1. Concerning milk: Some lacteal products are yogurt, butter, buttermilk, and cheese.
2. Pertaining to the production of milk: Towards the end of her pregnancy, Jill's breasts became larger and tender because the lacteal ducts were filling with milk in preparation for her newborn baby.
3. Descriptive of or containing chyle: Jack learned in class that lacteal vessels existed in the intestines.

Characteristic of something which produces a white, milky secretion: The more lactiferous cow in the farmer's herd often nursed calves of other, younger cows, which were not as lactiferous.