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

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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 5 Dec. 2024.

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