lactic /lac·tic/ (lak´tik) pertaining to milk.
lactic
lac·tic (l k t k)adj. Of, relating to, or derived from milk. |
lactic
[lak′tik]
Etymology: L, lac + icus, like
referring to milk and milk products. See also lactic acid, lactose.
lactic
pertaining to milk.
lactic acid
a compound formed in the body in metabolism of carbohydrate, by fermentation of carbohydrates in the rumen and by bacterial action on milk. The sodium salt of racemic or inactive lactic (sodium lactate) acid is used as an electrolyte and fluid replenisher.
lactic acid cycle
the metabolic system by which lactic acid produced by glycolysis in muscles is converted in the liver to glucose. Called also the Cori cycle.
lactic acid indigestion
lactic acidemia
lactacidemia.
lactic acidosis
the state in ruminants in which there is an excess of lactic acid and lactate in the body, due usually to unadapted grain feeding and carbohydrate engorgement.
ruminal lactic acid
the level is high in carbohydrate engorgement.
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