Noun. 1. drainage basin-the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; flood control in the Missouri basin. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, watershed, basin.
Milkman syndrome. a generalized bone disease marked by multiple transparent stripes of absorption in the long and flat bones. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition.
Breast milk jaundice. Definition. Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and whites of the eyes to turn yellow. If jaundice lasts past the first week of life in a breastfed baby who is otherwise healthy, the condition may be called breast milk jaundice..