"prolactin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prolactins [plural]
Etymology: From pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πρό|t=before}} Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”), {{der|en|la|lac|t=milk}} Latin lac (“milk”), {{af|en|pro-|lact-|-in|pos1=from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">πρό</i> (pró, “before”)|pos2=variation of lacto-, from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">lac</i> (“milk”)|pos3=modification of -ine}} pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} prolactin (usually uncountable, plural prolactins)
  1. (biochemistry) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Hormones Synonyms: lactotropin, luteotropic hormone, luteotropin, mammotropin Derived forms: macroprolactin, prolactinic, prolactinoma Translations (hormone): prolaktina (Albanian), prolaktina (Basque), 催乳素 (cuīrǔsù) (Chinese Mandarin), prolaktin (Czech), prolaktiini (Finnish), prolactine [feminine] (French), Prolaktin [neuter] (German), prolaktin (Hungarian), laktogen (Indonesian), prólachtain (Irish), prolattina [feminine] (Italian), taiaki waiū (Maori), prolactina [feminine] (Portuguese), prolactină (Romanian), пролакти́н (prolaktín) [masculine] (Russian), prolaktin (Serbo-Croatian), prolactina [feminine] (Spanish), prolaktin (Swedish)

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