Milk

Introduction: Milk

Description of Milk

Milk: fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the purpose of feeding their young.
Source: CRISP

Milk: The white liquid secreted by the mammary glands. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.
Source: MeSH 2007

Milk: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Milk:

• White (69 causes)
• White disease
• Liquid
• Proteins
• Sugar
• Lipids (40 causes)
• Mammary
• Mammary disorder
• Glands

Terms associated with Milk:

Related Topics

• Lactation

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Milk:

• Milk, Human
• Infant Formula
• Cultured Milk Products
• Milk Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• colostrum
• human milk

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Milk

• Bodily Secretions
• Beverages
• Dairy Products

Source - MeSH 2007

• body fluid
• dairy product

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Milk

The following list attempts to classify Milk into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Fluids and Secretions
  • Bodily Secretions
    • Milk

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Food and Beverages
  • Beverages
    • Milk

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Food and Beverages
  • Food
    • Dairy Products
      • Milk

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