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Bacteriostatic substances innate to milk.  

A female who is producing breast milk, lactating; lactation.  

The tendency for women to be less fertile when they are lactating. The operational term here is “less fertile,” as breast feeding is not an effective birth control for most women. Suppression of normal cyclic hormonal changes resulting from breastfeeding. The advent of postpartum ovulation and menses is related to the amount of time the…

Breastfeeding. Nursing, lactation.  

The system pertaining to the tears consisting of (a) lacrimal duct that is a short canal leading from each lower eyelid to the nose, conducting tears into the nares, (b) lacrimal gland, which is a small gland located in the upper outer angle of the orbit and that secretes tears; and (c) punctum lacrimale, which…

The tear glands, lacrimal system. A gland beneath the upper eyelid which secretes tears. Place where tears are produced. Either of two oval-shaped structures (exocrine glands) located on the upper outer side of the eye that secrete tears that moisten the conjunctiva of the eye. Any one of four tear-producing glands that lubricate and drain…

Pertaining to tears, lacrimal system. Referring to tears, the tear ducts or the tear glands.  

In law, the failure to assert a right for an unreasonable and unexplained length of time, rendering the circumstances prejudicial to the opposing party.  

A wound made with a dull instrument. The wound may have jagged edges. A wound which has been cut or torn with rough edges, and is not the result of stabbing or pricking. The act of tearing tissue. Wound with a jagged edge, resulting from a tearing or scraping action. A deep, penetrating wound with…

A structure containing many passageways. A series of interconnecting tubes, especially those in the inside of the ear. Intricate communicating channels of the inner ear where the sense of equilibrium originates. The bony labyrinth is a space in the temporal bone containing the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. Movement of the endolymph in the semicircular…