Galactacrasia
galactacrasia ga·lac·ta·cra·sia (gə-lāk’tə-krā’zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.
Abnormal composition of breast milk.
Read Also:
- Galactagogue
/ɡəˈlæktəˌɡɒɡ/ adjective 1. inducing milk secretion noun 2. a galactagogue agent galactagogue ga·lac·ta·gogue (gə-lāk’tə-gôg’) n. An agent that promotes the secretion and flow of milk.
- Galactan
[guh-lak-tuh n, -tan] /gəˈlæk tən, -tæn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.
- Galactic
[guh-lak-tik] /gəˈlæk tɪk/ adjective 1. Astronomy. 2. immense; huge; vast: a problem of galactic proportions. 3. Physiology. pertaining to or stimulating the secretion of milk. /ɡəˈlæktɪk/ adjective 1. (astronomy) of or relating to a galaxy, esp the Galaxy: the galactic plane 2. (med) of or relating to milk adj. 1839, “of the Milky Way,” from […]
- Galactically
adverb pertaining to galaxies Examples Does “natural selection” apply extra-galactically? immensely; to a vast degree Examples It was a galactically stupid mistake. Word Origin 1903
- Galactic-cluster
noun, Astronomy. 1. . noun, Astronomy. 1. a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies. noun a loose grouping of stars Usage Note astronomy galactic cluster (gə-lāk’tĭk) See open cluster. […]