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lactifuge

lactifuge

9.9
A medicine that reduces a woman's milk production
  • noun
  • /ˈlæktɪˌfjuːdʒ/
  • Archaic
: lactífugo
  • The doctor prescribed a lactifuge to help cease her milk production.

Examples

  • Certain herbal remedies act as a lactifuge for women experiencing unwanted lactation.

  • The nurse discussed the potential side effects of taking a lactifuge after childbirth.

  • A lactifuge can help manage excessive milk production.

  • The doctor prescribed a lactifuge to help with her condition.

  • Certain herbal remedies act as a lactifuge for women experiencing unwanted lactation.

  • The doctor prescribed a lactifuge to help cease her milk production.

  • A lactifuge can help manage excessive milk production.

Antonyms

galactagogue
  • Specialized
9.9

Something that helps a mother make more breast milk

Surface Forms

lactifuge singular
lactifuges plural

Morphology

lactifuge = lact + fuge (opaque) = lact + fuge

The meaning of 'lactifuge' is not directly derivable from its components 'lact' and 'fuge' without specialized knowledge.

Etymology

The word lactifuge comes from the parts lacti- meaning 'milk' (as in lactation or lactose) and -fuge meaning 'to drive away' (as in centrifuge, a machine that pushes things away). So, a lactifuge is something that 'drives away' milk, so it reduces or stops milk production.