- lactifuge agent
- lactifuge [agent]Laktifugum n, milchhemmendes Mittel n
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lactifuge agent
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lactifuge — noun any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) • Hypernyms: ↑agent * * * lactifuge Med. (ˈlæktɪfjuːdʒ) [f. L. lacti , lac milk + fuge.] A medicine which retards the secretion of milk. in Mayne Expo … Useful english dictionary
lactifuge — 1. Causing arrest of the secretion of milk. SYN: lactifugal. 2. An agent having such an effect. [lacti + L. fugo, to drive away] * * * n. a drug that reduces the secretion of milk. Some oestrogenic drugs have this effect and are used to suppress… … Medical dictionary
antigalactic — an·ti·ga·lac·tic (an″te ) (an″ti gə lakґtik) [anti + galactic] 1. diminishing or stopping lactation. 2. an agent that has this effect. Called also lactifuge … Medical dictionary
