galactopoieticadj.n.

Brit.

/ɡəˌlaktə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ɡəˌlæktoʊˌpɔɪˈɛdɪk/

Forms: 1600s galactopoietick, 1800s– galactopoetic, 1800s– galactopoietic.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek γαλακτοποιητικός.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek γαλακτοποιητικός < ancient Greek γαλακτο- galacto- comb. form + -ποιητικός -poietic comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin galactopoieticus (1684 or earlier).

Physiology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the production of milk; (in later use) spec. of, relating to, or promoting the maintenance of milk secretion (cf. galactopoiesis n.). Cf. lactogenic adj. at lacto- comb. form 1.

ΚΠ

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 412 Debility of the galacto~poietick faculty.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xi. 371 Henbane, and such Narcoticks..extinguish the galacto~poietick faculty in the Breasts.

1837 B. H. Barton & T. Castle Brit. Flora Medica I. 294 Several galactopoietic powders, principally compounded of fennel-seeds, for augmenting the milk of nurses, are recommended on the continent.

1940–1 S. J. Folley & F. G. Young in Jrnl. Endocrinol. 2 234 We suggest that the term ‘galactopoietic’ be applied to an anterior pituitary substance which increases the yield of an animal already producing milk.

1954 Q. Rev. Biol. 29 180/2 Pituitary-mammary gland relationships—with special reference to the important galactopoietic function, viz., maintenance of lactation.

1982 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. 14 257/1 Some..of the galactopoetic effects of growth hormone in cattle..were probably due to contamination with thyrotropin.

2005 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A 102 16157/2 T3 potentiates the activity of other lactogenic and galactopoietic hormones.

†B. n.

A galactopoietic agent; a galactagogue. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1846 D. P. Gardner Farmer's Dict. 313/1 Galactopoietic, substances which increase the flow of milk.

1859 Med. Times & Gaz. 7 May 468/1 The authors of these periods had galactopoietics and galactides (their word for lactagogues) in their Materia Medica.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galactopoietic
释义	galactopoieticadj.n. Brit. /ɡəˌlaktə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk/, U.S. /ɡəˌlæktoʊˌpɔɪˈɛdɪk/ Forms: 1600s galactopoietick, 1800s– galactopoetic, 1800s– galactopoietic. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek γαλακτοποιητικός. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek γαλακτοποιητικός < ancient Greek γαλακτο- galacto- comb. form + -ποιητικός -poietic comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin galactopoieticus (1684 or earlier). Physiology. A. adj. Of or relating to the production of milk; (in later use) spec. of, relating to, or promoting the maintenance of milk secretion (cf. galactopoiesis n.). Cf. lactogenic adj. at lacto- comb. form 1. ΚΠ 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 412 Debility of the galacto~poietick faculty. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xi. 371 Henbane, and such Narcoticks..extinguish the galacto~poietick faculty in the Breasts. 1837 B. H. Barton & T. Castle Brit. Flora Medica I. 294 Several galactopoietic powders, principally compounded of fennel-seeds, for augmenting the milk of nurses, are recommended on the continent. 1940–1 S. J. Folley & F. G. Young in Jrnl. Endocrinol. 2 234 We suggest that the term ‘galactopoietic’ be applied to an anterior pituitary substance which increases the yield of an animal already producing milk. 1954 Q. Rev. Biol. 29 180/2 Pituitary-mammary gland relationships—with special reference to the important galactopoietic function, viz., maintenance of lactation. 1982 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. 14 257/1 Some..of the galactopoetic effects of growth hormone in cattle..were probably due to contamination with thyrotropin. 2005 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A 102 16157/2 T3 potentiates the activity of other lactogenic and galactopoietic hormones. †B. n. A galactopoietic agent; a galactagogue. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1846 D. P. Gardner Farmer's Dict. 313/1 Galactopoietic, substances which increase the flow of milk. 1859 Med. Times & Gaz. 7 May 468/1 The authors of these periods had galactopoietics and galactides (their word for lactagogues) in their Materia Medica. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1661
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