milk fever

noun

Pathology. fever coinciding with the beginning of lactation, formerly believed to be due to lactation but really due to infection.

Veterinary Pathology. an acute disorder of calcium metabolism affecting dairy cows shortly after calving, causing somnolence and paralysis of the hind legs.

Origin of milk fever

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby milk fever

milk chocolate, milk cow, milk crust, milk duct, milker, milk fever, milkfish, milk float, milk glass, milk gravy, milking machine

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Example sentences from the Web for milk fever

The grass being generally luxuriant in warm weather, and many cows going off in milk-fever at that season, has led to this error.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders|William M'Combie
The moment that milk-fever is observed the veterinary surgeon should be called in.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders|William M'Combie
To my sorrow and to the man's heavy loss the cow died of milk-fever.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders|William M'Combie
Before calving, milk-fever, or dropping after calving, is to be guarded against.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders|William M'Combie

She was in Perche, with her mother, when I learned that serious complications were feared from the milk-fever.
The Lesser Bourgeoisie|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for milk fever

milk fever

noun

a fever that sometimes occurs shortly after childbirth, once thought to result from engorgement of the breasts with milk but now thought to be caused by infection

Also called: parturient fever, eclampsia vet science a disease of cows, goats, etc, occurring shortly after parturition, characterized by low blood calcium levels, paralysis, and loss of consciousness

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Medical definitions for milk fever

milk fever

n.

A slight elevation of temperature following childbirth, possibly due to the establishment of the secretion of milk.

单词	milk fever
释义	milk fever noun Pathology. fever coinciding with the beginning of lactation, formerly believed to be due to lactation but really due to infection. Veterinary Pathology. an acute disorder of calcium metabolism affecting dairy cows shortly after calving, causing somnolence and paralysis of the hind legs. Origin of milk fever First recorded in 1750–60 Words nearby milk fever milk chocolate, milk cow, milk crust, milk duct, milker, milk fever, milkfish, milk float, milk glass, milk gravy, milking machine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milk fever The grass being generally luxuriant in warm weather, and many cows going off in milk-fever at that season, has led to this error. Cattle and Cattle-breeders\|William M'Combie The moment that milk-fever is observed the veterinary surgeon should be called in. Cattle and Cattle-breeders\|William M'Combie To my sorrow and to the man's heavy loss the cow died of milk-fever. Cattle and Cattle-breeders\|William M'Combie Before calving, milk-fever, or dropping after calving, is to be guarded against. Cattle and Cattle-breeders\|William M'Combie She was in Perche, with her mother, when I learned that serious complications were feared from the milk-fever. The Lesser Bourgeoisie\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for milk fever milk fever noun a fever that sometimes occurs shortly after childbirth, once thought to result from engorgement of the breasts with milk but now thought to be caused by infection Also called: parturient fever, eclampsia vet science a disease of cows, goats, etc, occurring shortly after parturition, characterized by low blood calcium levels, paralysis, and loss of consciousness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for milk fever milk fever n. A slight elevation of temperature following childbirth, possibly due to the establishment of the secretion of milk. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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