mammogenicadj.
/ˌmamə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmæməˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌmæmoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Physiology.
Stimulating the development of the mammary glands; of or relating to this activity.
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mammotrophic1935
mammogenic1938
1938 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 37 608 This new pituitary principle will be called the ‘mammogenic hormone’.
1940 Endocrinology 27 888 (heading) Evidence for the presence of a second mammogenic (lobule-alveolar) factor in the anterior pituitary.
1958 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 149 304 Mammogenic activities of the ovarian hormones.
1971 A. T. Cowie & J. S. Tindal Physiol. Lactation iii. 122 There is..a vast literature on the mammogenic potencies of ovarian steroids.
1997 Jrnl. Dairy Sci. 80 496 These results support the hypothesis that bovine placental lactogen is mammogenic and is one of the factors that regulates mammary growth during pregnancy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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