| ablactation | (noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | Synonyms: weaning |
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| (noun) the cessation of lactation | - |
| agalactia | (noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered | Synonyms: agalactosis |
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| agalactosis | (noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered | Synonyms: agalactia |
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| galactagogue | (noun) agent that induces milk secretion | - |
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| galactocele | (noun) a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands) | - |
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| galactose | (noun) a simple sugar found in lactose | Synonyms: brain sugar |
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| galactosemia | (noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth | - |
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| galactosis | (noun) the secretion of milk | - |
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| lactalbumin | (noun) albumin occurring in milk | - |
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| lactase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose | Synonyms: Lactaid |
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| lactate | (noun) a salt or ester of lactic acid | - |
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| lactation | (noun) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast | Synonyms: suckling |
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| (noun) the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands | - |
| (noun) the period following birth during which milk is secreted | - |
| lacteal | (noun) any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct | - |
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| lactide | (noun) any of a class of heterocyclic compounds, formally acid anhydrides, formed by heating α-lactones. | - |
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| lactifuge | (noun) any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) | - |
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| lactobacillus | (noun) a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) | - |
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| lactoflavin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss | Synonyms: hepatoflavin, ovoflavin, riboflavin, vitamin B2, vitamin G |
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| lactogen | (noun) any agent that enhances milk production | - |
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| lactoglobulin | (noun) a globular protein found in milk. | - |
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| lactone | (noun) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid. | - |
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| lactose | (noun) a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk | Synonyms: milk sugar |
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| lactosuria | (noun) presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation | - |
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| phylactery | (noun) (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer | Synonyms: tefillin |
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| prolactin | (noun) gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition | Synonyms: lactogenic hormone, luteotropin |
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| prophylactic | (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: condom, rubber, safe, safety |
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| (noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
| spironolactone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Aldactone |
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| stalactite | (noun) a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave | - |
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