What does "lactifuge" mean?

A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body

Lactifuge

Q: What is a synonym for "lactifuge"?

Common synonyms include: animal lactation suppressor, anti galactagogue, anti lactational, lactation inhibitor, lactation suppressor, lactation-suppressing.

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Noun

1
A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body
2
any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) wordnet

Synonyms

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animal lactation suppressor anti galactagogue anti lactational lactation inhibitor lactation suppressor lactation-suppressing

Antonyms

All antonyms

galactagogue galactogenic lactation promoter milk production booster

Etymology

From Latin lac (“milk”, stem lact-) + -fuge.

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