milk fever
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nounDefinition 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
First Known Use of MILK FEVER
1753
milk fever
noun (Medical Dictionary)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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