prolactin
prolactin — noun
1. a hormone produced in the brain that tells a woman's body to produce milk after
1.名詞C1
釋義
a hormone produced in the brain that tells a woman's body to produce milk after she has given birth
例句
Doctors measured Lan's prolactin levels five days after she gave birth.
prolactin levels — common measurement collocation
High prolactin in the blood can sometimes affect a woman's monthly cycle.
prolactin in the blood — prepositional phrase
The nurse explained that prolactin helps new mothers produce enough milk for their babies.
Kasia's doctor ordered a blood test to check her prolactin production.
用法筆記
Prolactin is an uncountable noun in most contexts. The word appears most often in medical or biological writing, especially in the phrase "prolactin levels."