lactase deficiency
— Noun
– English
~ congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
lactate
— Noun
– English
~ a salt or ester of lactic acid
lactate
— Verb
– English
~ give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
lactating
— Adjective
– English
~ producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
lactation
— Noun
– English
~ the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
lactation
— Noun
– English
~ the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
lactation
— Noun
– English
~ feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
lacteal
— Noun
– English
~ any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
lacteal
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
lactic acid
— Noun
– English
~ a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
lactic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"
lactiferous duct
— Noun
– English
~ ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
lactifuge
— Noun
– English
~ any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
Lactobacillaceae
— Noun
– English
~ lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
Lactobacillus acidophilus
— Noun
– English
~ a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
lactobacillus
— Noun
– English
~ a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
Lactobacteriaceae
— Noun
– English
~ lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
lactoflavin
— Noun
– English
~ a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
lactogen
— Noun
– English
~ any agent that enhances milk production
lactogenic hormone
— Noun
– English
~ gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition