milk gland

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• milk-gland — milkˈ gland noun A mammary gland • • • Main Entry: ↑milk …   Useful english dictionary

• milk gland — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Specialized accessory gland of Glossina and the Pupipara that produces a milk containing lipids, proteins and amino acids …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Milk (disambiguation) — Milk is a nutrient liquid produced by mammals, via the mammary glands. Milk may also refer to: Liquids: Almond milk, a milk like beverage made from almonds Breast milk, milk produced by a human mammary gland Coconut milk, a milk like substance… …   Wikipedia

• Milk — For other uses, see Milk (disambiguation). Foremilk and Hindmilk samples of human breast milk …   Wikipedia

• Milk line — Supernumerary nipples may form along the milk lines. The milk lines are two parallel lines, formed by thickenings of the epidermis (the mammary ridge) along the ventral surface of mammals of both sexes. They extend from the upper limbs (arms) to… …   Wikipedia

• milk — 1. A white liquid, containing proteins, sugar, and lipids, secreted by the mammary glands, and designed for the nourishment of the young. SYN: lac (1). 2. Any whitish milky fluid; e.g., the juice of the coconut or a suspension of various metallic …   Medical dictionary

• gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Gland — A gland is an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). Types Glands… …   Wikipedia

• Milk-alkali syndrome — eilk alkali syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 9 275.42 DiseasesDB 8215 …   Wikipedia

• gland´like´ — gland1 «gland», noun. 1. an organ in the body which separates materials from the blood and changes them into some secretion for use in the body, such as bile, or into a product to be discharged from the body, such as sweat. The salivary glands… …   Useful english dictionary

• milk — n. the liquid food secreted by female mammals from the mammary gland. It is the sole source of food for the young of most mammals at the start of life. Milk is a complete food in that it has most of the nutrients necessary for life: protein,… …   The new mediacal dictionary