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milk sickness
noun
Definition of MILK SICKNESS
1
: an acute disease characterized by weakness, vomiting, and constipation and caused by eating dairy products or meat from cattle poisoned by various plants
2
: tremble 2
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First Known Use of MILK SICKNESS
1823
Rhymes with MILK SICKNESS
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milk sickness
noun
Medical Definition of MILK SICKNESS
: an acute disease characterized by weakness, vomiting, and constipation and caused by eating dairy products or meat from cattle affected with trembles
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