milk knot

noun

A hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.

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Meanings

nounmilk knot (plural milk knots)

plural milk knots

  1. medicineA hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.
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APA

milk knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20knot

MLA

“milk knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20knot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk knot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20knot.

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