milk sickness
noun
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
Word History
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Milk sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20sickness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.
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Medical Definition
milk sickness
noun
: 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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