acidophilus milk: Meaning and Definition of

ac•i•doph'i•lus milk'

Pronunciation: (as"i-dof'u-lus), [key]
  1. a fermented milk produced by growing the bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus in milk, used in medicine to alter the microbial flora of the intestinal tract under certain conditions.
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