acidophilus milk

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acidophilus milk

Milk fermented by bacterial cultures that thrive in dilute acid, often used to alter the bacterial flora of the gastrointestinal tract in the treatment of certain digestive disorders.

[New Latin acidophilus, specific epithet of several species of bacteria : acid + -philus, -philous.]

acidophilus milk [ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs]

(Medicine) Med milk fermented by bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, used in treating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract

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acidophilus milk - milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders

milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

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