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milk fever
noun
Definition of MILK FEVER
1
: a febrile disorder following parturition
2
: a disease of fresh cows, sheep, or goats that is caused by excessive drain on the body mineral reserves during the establishment of the milk flow
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First Known Use of MILK FEVER
1753
Medical Dictionary
milk fever
noun
Medical Definition of MILK FEVER
1
: a febrile disorder following parturition
2
: a disease of newly lactating cows, sheep, or goats that is caused by excessive drain on the body mineral reserves during the establishment of the milk flow—called also parturient apoplexy, parturient paresis; compare grass tetany
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