Milk
| Definition: |
The white liquid secreted by the mammary glands. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. |
| Notes: |
assume to be cow's milk & do not coord with CATTLE; coord IM with other animal source (NIM), as goat's milk = MILK (IM) + GOATS (NIM); /secret: consider also LACTATION; /adv eff; consider also MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY |
Milk Definitions and Terms
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