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electro- (medicine) and suckling reflex (medicine)


electro- (medicine)


electro-
<physics, prefix> A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electronegative; electro-dynamic; electromagnet.

Origin: L. Electrum amber. See Electric.

An electrotype.


suckling reflex (medicine)


suckling reflex


The reflex liberation of prolactin from the anterior lobe of the hypophysis evoked by stimulation of nerves in the nipple during the act of suckling by the newborn animal.