| milk let-down reflex | Release of milk from the breast following tactile stimulation of the nipple; the afferent path is postulated to exist from the nipple to the hypothalamus; the efferent limb is represented by the neurohypophysial release of oxytocin into the systemic circulation; contraction of myoepithelial elements within the breast, caused by oxytocin, moves milk into the collecting ducts and toward the nipple. Synonym: let-down reflex, milk let-down reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| milk line | Bandlike thickening of ectoderm in the embryo extending on either side from just below the axilla to the inguinal region; in human embryos, the mammary glands arise from primordia in the thoracic part of the ridge, the balance of the ridge disappearing; in some lower mammals which give birth to a litter of young, several milk glands develop along these lines. Synonym: mammary fold, milk line, milk ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk of bismuth | A suspension of bismuth hydroxide and bismuth subcarbonate in water; used in gastrointestinal disorders as a protective agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk of calcium | Densely calcified fluid, most often found radiographically in the gallbladder in association with chronic obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk of magnesia | Mixture of magnesium hydroxide; an aqueous solution of magnesium hydroxide, used as an antacid and laxative. Synonym: magnesia magma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk of sulfur | Sublimed sulfur boiled with lime water, the lime being removed from the precipitate by washing with diluted hydrochloric acid; used in preparing sulfur ointment and in the treatment of various skin disorders. Synonym: lac sulfuris, milk of sulfur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk proteins | The major protein constituents of milk are caseins and whey proteins such as lactalbumin and lactoglobulins. Immunoglobulins occur in high concentrations in colostrum and in relatively lower concentrations in milk. (12 Dec 1998) |
| milk ridge | Bandlike thickening of ectoderm in the embryo extending on either side from just below the axilla to the inguinal region; in human embryos, the mammary glands arise from primordia in the thoracic part of the ridge, the balance of the ridge disappearing; in some lower mammals which give birth to a litter of young, several milk glands develop along these lines. Synonym: mammary fold, milk line, milk ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk-ring test | A special form of agglutination test done on the pooled milk of many cows, usually entire herds, for the detection of herds containing individuals infected with bovine brucellosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk scall | Seborrhoea of the scalp in an infant. Synonym: milk crust, milk scall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk sickness | An acute, often fatal disease caused by the ingestion of milk, milk products, or the flesh of cattle or sheep which have a disease known as trembles. It is marked by weakness, anorexia, vomiting, constipation, and sometimes muscular tremors. It is caused by poisoning by white snakeroot (eupatorium rugosum) and the rayless goldenrod (haplopappus heterophyllus). (12 Dec 1998) |
| milk spots | White plaques of hyalinised fibrous tissue situated in the epicardium overlying the right ventricle of the heart where it is not covered by lung. Synonym: soldier's patches. White macroscopic areas in the omentum, due to accumulation of macrophages and lymphocytes. Synonym: tache laiteuse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk sugar | A disaccharide present in mammalian milk, used in infant formulas, large doses can act as a laxative. (27 Sep 1997) |
| milk tetter | An obsolete term for crusta lactea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk tooth | A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |