lactogenic

9.9

That makes the breasts produce milk

adjective
/lækˈtoʊdʒənɪk/

Specialized

: lactogénico

Prolactin is a hormone with strong lactogenic properties, essential for breastfeeding.

Examples

Some medications are known to have lactogenic effects and can increase milk supply in nursing mothers.
The doctor prescribed a lactogenic supplement to support the patient's lactation.
The hormone lactogenic plays a crucial role in milk production.
Many studies focus on lactogenic factors affecting breastfeeding.
Prolactin is a hormone with strong lactogenic properties, essential for breastfeeding.
Some medications are known to have lactogenic effects and can increase milk supply in nursing mothers.
The doctor prescribed a lactogenic supplement to support the patient's lactation.

Synonyms

lactational

vslactogenic

Specialized

6.3

About a mother animal making milk

promotes or causes milk production, often applied to substances or hormones

Compounds

lactogenic hormone

Specialized

7.1

A hormone that makes the breasts grow and starts milk production after childbirth

Surface Forms

lactogenic positive

Morphology

lactogenic = lact + genic

The meaning is compositionally clear as 'milk-producing', but the classical combining forms are specialized and not likely to be fully accessible to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word lactogenic comes from lact- meaning 'milk' and -genic meaning 'producing'. So, like lactation or lactose, something lactogenic causes the body to make milk.