| lactation amenorrhoea | Physiological suppression of menses while nursing. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lactation | <obstetrics> The period of the secretion of milk. Origin: L. Lactatio, from lactare = to suckle (18 Nov 1997) |
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| lactation disorders | Disturbances of milk secretion in either sex, not necessarily related to pregnancy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lactation hormone | <protein> Pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD) Synthesised on endoplasmic reticulum bound ribosomes as preprolactin that has an N terminal signal peptide that is cleaved from the mature form. The conversion of preprolactin to prolactin has been much used as an assay for membrane insertion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| amenorrhoea | <gynaecology> The absence or discontinuation or abnormal stoppage of the menstrual periods. Synonym: amenia. Origin: Gr. Men = month, rhoia = flow (14 May 1997) |
| amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome | <syndrome> Unphysiologic lactation from endocrinological causes or from a pituitary tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathologic amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea due to organic disease, either uterine or other, e.g., ovarian or pituitary failure, Simmonds' disease, inconstant and irrelevant debility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea of pregnancy or the menopause, not associated with an organic disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum amenorrhoea | <obstetrics> Permanent amenorrhoea following childbirth, sometimes due to pituitary failure resulting from postpartum haemorrhage and consequent necrosis of the pituitary (Simmonds' disease). (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea in which the menses have never occurred. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea in which the menses appeared at puberty but subsequently ceased. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperprolactinaemic amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea associated with abnormally high levels of serum prolactin; often accompanied by unphysiological lactation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypophysial amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea due to inadequate gonadotrophic secretions by the anterior lobe of the hypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypothalamic amenorrhoea | Secondary amenorrhoea arising from defective hypothalamic stimulation of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietary amenorrhoea | <gynaecology> The loss of menstrual function due to severe weight loss or gain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea due to deficiency of oestrogenic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |