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prolactin

Noun CEFR B2
pɹoʊˈlæktɪn

Definitions

A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolprolactina
Françaisprolactine
DeutschProlaktin
6 more languages
Suomiprolaktiini
Italianoprolattina
日本語プロラクチン
Portuguêsprolactina
Românăprolactină
Русскийпролакти́н

Examples

“Men get⟳ a dose of the hormone prolactin after orgasm and this acts as a sedative.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

prolactinemia prolactinoma prolactostatin prolamin prolamine Prolapse

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