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lactation

regulated release of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young
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lactation
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lactation

Summary

lactation is a biological process[1]. lactation ranks in the top 9% of biological_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,666 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lactation's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • lactation is a type of body fluid secretion[4].
  • lactation is a type of expulsion[5].
  • lactation is a type of biological process[6].
  • lactation is part of mammary gland development[7].
  • lactation is used for breastfeeding[8].
  • lactation's Commons category is recorded as Lactation[9].
  • lactation comprises milk ejection reflex[10].
  • lactation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lactation[11].
  • lactation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • lactation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[13].
  • lactation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • lactation's has effect is recorded as milk[15].
  • lactation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0007595[16].
  • lactation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[17].

Body

Definition and Type

lactation's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. Recorded subclass of include body fluid secretion[4], expulsion[5], and biological process[6].

Use and Application

lactation is used for breastfeeding[8]. lactation comprises milk ejection reflex[10]. lactation is part of mammary gland development[7].

Why It Matters

lactation ranks in the top 9% of biological_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,666 views/month).[2] lactation has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] lactation is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → milk
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → milk ejection reflex
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550696105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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