Sucking Behavior

Any suction exerted by the mouth; response of the mammalian infant to draw milk from the breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be used for thumb sucking, which is indexed under fingersucking.

Year introduced: 1968(1965)

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Tree Number(s): F01.145.916

MeSH Unique ID: D013391

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• Behavior, Sucking
• Behaviors, Sucking
• Sucking Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Behavior
Sucking Behavior