MILK 



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MILLIWEBER 



milk varies from 1.027 to 1.034. It should con- 

 tain not less than 10 per cent, of cream. The reac- 

 tion of milk, when first secreted, is alkaline, but it 

 becomes acid on standing, as a result of fermentative 

 processes. The relative proportion of the constituents 

 in milk of different animals may be seen from the appen- 

 ded table of analyses from Wynter Blyth, 1 882 : — 



Fleischmann gives the computation of the several parts 

 of cow's milk as follows : — 



M. -abscess, a mammary abscess. M., Artificial 

 Mother's, cow's milk so prepared as to resemble in 

 composition human milk. M.-bath. See Bath. 

 M. -blotch. See Crusta lactea. M., Blue, a change 

 in color of milk due to the development of the Bacillus 

 cyanogenus. See Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. 

 M., Butter. See Milk. ML, Condensed, the milk 

 of cows from which a large part of the water has been 

 evaporated and sugar added. M. -crust, a term for 

 vesicular eczema in children. The same as milk- 

 blotch. M. -curdling Ferments. See Ferments. 

 M.-cure, the method of treating certain diseases 

 by an exclusive diet of skim-milk. It is of service in 

 dropsies of all kinds, obstinate intestinal neuralgias, 

 incorrigible dyspepsias with grave disturbances of 

 nutrition, hepatic disorders, asthma due to pulmon- 

 ary catarrh and emphysema, hysteric and hypochon- 

 driac states associated with serious disturbances of 

 nutrition, and in disorders of nutrition dependent on 

 chronic catarrh of the stomach and intestine. M.- 

 cyst, a peculiar and rare cystic tumor of the mam- 

 mary gland. It is probably the result of extravasation 

 of milk. The contained milk may become inspissated. 

 M., Deficiency of. See Agalactia. M.-duct, a 



galactophorous duct. M., Excessive Secretion of. 

 See Galactorrhea. M. -fever, certain phenomena, 

 possibly with a slight rise of temperature, attending 

 the establishment of the secretion of milk. It is due 

 to a slight degree of septic intoxication. The term was 

 formerly applied to all febrile exacerbations following 

 parturition, and was often used synonymously with 

 child-bed or puerperal fever. See, also, Galacto- 

 pyretus. M. -globule, a globule of oil of the 

 kind seen in freshly drawn milk. M., Green, colos- 

 trum. M., Human. See Human. M.-leg. See 

 Phlegmasia alba dolens. M. -maid's Cramp. See 

 Cramp. M., Male, the seminal fluid. M. -molar, 

 any deciduous molar tooth. M. -nurse, a wet-nurse. 

 M. -plasma, the whey, or plasma of milk, seen when 

 the casein and butter have been removed. M.-pump. 

 See Breast-pump. M. -punch, a nutritious preparation 

 made by adding brandy, whiskey, or rum, to milk in 

 the proportion of about one to four or six parts, 

 and flavoring with sugar and nutmeg. M.-rice 

 Culture-medium : to 100 parts by weight of finely 

 powdered rice add 210 parts by measure of a 3 to I 

 mixture of milk and bouillon. Beat together and 

 sterilize. M.-scab. Same as M.-blotch. M.-scall. 

 See Porrigo larvalis. M. -sickness, an epizo- 

 otic disease of cattle, communicable to persons 

 who drink their milk or eat their flesh. It is 

 marked by " trembles," or chills, vomiting, and a 

 disordered state of the functions of the alimentary 

 canal. M., Skim. See Milk. M. -spots, small, 

 opaque, white spots of thickened pericardium re- 

 sulting from a localized inflammation. These spots 

 may sometimes be the result of slow sclerotic 

 changes occurring in old age. M.- sugar. See Lac- 

 tose. M. Teeth, the teeth of the first dentition ; de- 

 ciduous or temporary teeth. M. -tester, a lactometer. 

 M. -thrush. Synonym of Aphtha. M.-vessel, in 

 biology, one of the tubes in which a milky fluid is 

 secreted. M.-weed, silk-weed. The root of 

 Asclepias cornuti, with properties similar to those of 

 A. tuberosa. It is a popular cure-all. Dose of the fid. 

 ext. n\x-3J. Unof. M., Witches', colostrum; 

 also milk secreted by the male breast. 



Milker's Cramp, or Spasm. See Cramp. 



Millecoulomb (mil-koo'-lom) [mille, one thousand ; 

 Coulomb] . One one-thousandth part of a coulomb. 



Miller, Bacillus of, M., Spirillum of. See Bacteria, 

 Synonymatic Table of. M. -Lewis Bacillus. A 

 comma-bacillus found in the human mouth. Cf. 

 Bacillus dentalis viridans, under Bacteria, Synonym- 

 atic Table of. 



Miller's Asthma. See Laryngismus stridulus and 

 Diseases, Table of. 



Millers' Eczema. A form of eczema of the hands, 

 occurring in millers, from the irritation of the flour. 

 M.s' Lung, a form of Pneumonokoniosis. 



Millet-seed Rash. Synonym of Miliaria. 



Mill-grinders' Phthisis. See Pneumokoniosis. 



Milliamperage {mil-e-om' ' -pdr-ahzli)\rnille, a thou 

 Ampere, a French scientist]. The expression ol 

 electric current-strength in milliamperes. 



Milliampere {mil-e-om' -par) \tnille, thousand ; A* 

 a French scientist]. One-thousandth of an am] 

 I volt divided by 1000. See also Ampere. 



Milliamperemeter {mil-e-om' -par-me-ter) [mille, tin hi 

 sand ; Amptre, a French scientist ; fiirpov, measure 

 An instrument for measuring the strength ol an 

 trie current. 



Milligram {mil' -ig-ram) . See Metric System. 



Milliliter {mil'-il-e-ter). See Metric System. 



Millimeter {mil'-im-e-ter). See Metric System. 



Milliweber {mil'-e-iveb-er). Same as Milliampere. 



