baby-pig disease

noun

: an acute hypoglycemia of newborn pigs accompanied by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea, and usually fatal if untreated

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby-pig disease was in 1941

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“Baby-pig disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby-pig%20disease. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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