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Ablactation

Ablactation Meaning & Definition
Ablactation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ablactation?

[n] the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
[n] the cessation of lactation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ablactation: weaning

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See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | commutation | exchange | substitution

Ablactation In Webster's Dictionary

\Ab`lac*ta"tion\ n. 1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. --Blount. 2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called {inarching}, or {grafting by approach}.

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