LACT has various meanings in the Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of LACT in Medical.
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process can occur with all post-pregnancy female mammals, although it predates mammals. In humans the process of feeding milk is also called breastfeeding or nursing.
MedicalAny salt or ester of lactic acid such that the acidic hydrogen of the carboxyl group has been replaced by a metal or an organic radical.
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