Body Substance
milk Audio
milk [ milk ]
Subclass of:
Fluids and Secretions; Bodily secretions; Dairy Products
Definitions related to milk (body substance):
  • (milk) A liquid produced by the mammary gland.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (milk) Fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the purpose of feeding their young.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (milk) Secretion produced by the mammary gland.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • (milk) The off-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of humans and other mammals. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (breast milk) Milk produced by female mammals for the purpose of feeding their young.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (portion of milk) Portion of secreted substance produced by the mammary gland.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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