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.
Lactorrhea Lactation is the medical term used to discuss the production of milk. Milk Ejection Reflex or Let Down Reflex are the terms used when describing what happens when â¦Oxytocin stimulates the muscles surrounding the breast tissue to contract and squeeze out milk during or immediately preceding nursing.