milk spots

milk spots definition - medical

milk spots

plural noun
  1. White plaques of hyalinized fibrous tissue situated in the epicardium and overlying the right ventricle of the heart where not covered by lung.
  2. White macroscopic areas in the omentum due to accumulation of macrophages and lymphocytes.

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