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galactagogue

Syllabification: (ga·lac·ta·gogue)
Pronunciation: /gəˈlaktəˌgäg/
Definition of galactagogue

noun

Medicine
  • a food or drug that promotes or increases the flow of a mother’s milk.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek gala, galakt- 'milk' + agōgos 'leading'

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