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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. 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.

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  1. n. milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders

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  1. New Latin acidophilus, specific epithet of several species of bacteria : acid + -philus, -philous. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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