prolactin

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Noun

prolactin (uncountable)

1. (hormone) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
   • 2019, Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money:

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

Synonyms

• lactotropin
• luteotropic hormone
• luteotropin
• mammotropin

Translations

• French: prolactine
• German: Prolaktin
• Italian: prolattina
• Portuguese: prolactina
• Russian: пролакти́н
• Spanish: prolactina

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