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prolactin

Pronunciation: /prəʊˈlaktɪn/
Definition of prolactin

noun

[mass noun] Biochemistry
  • a hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates milk production after childbirth.

Origin:

1930s: from pro-2 'before' + lactation

prolactin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of prolactin in the US English dictionary