Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lac-to-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The secretion of milk by the mammary glands

Uncountable

Etymology

From lacto- + -genesis.

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Questions

What does lactogenesis mean?
The secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Where does lactogenesis come from?
From lacto- + -genesis.

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