Definition of Ablactation

1. Noun. The cessation of lactation.


2. Noun. The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal.
Exact synonyms: Weaning
Generic synonyms: Commutation, Exchange, Substitution
Derivative terms: Wean

Definition of Ablactation

1. n. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.

Medical Definition of Ablactation

1. 1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. 2. The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach. (11 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ablactation

abjurations
abjure
abjured
abjurer
abjurers
abjures
abjuring
Abkhas
Abkhasian
Abkhaz
Abkhazia
Abkhazian
abl
ablactate
ablactation (current term)
ablactation (current term)
ablaqueate
ablaqueation
ablastemic
ablastin
ablate
ablate
ablated
ablates
ablating
ablation
ablation
ablations
ablatio placentae
ablative

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