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milk fever
milk fevern.1. A mild fever, usually occurring at the beginning of lactation, associated with infection following childbirth.2. A disease affecting dairy cows and occasionally sheep or goats, especially soon after giving birth.milk fever n 1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) 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 2. (Veterinary Science) vet science Also called: parturient fever or eclampsia a disease of cows, goats, etc, occurring shortly after parturition, characterized by low blood calcium levels, paralysis, and loss of consciousness milk′ fe`ver
n. 1. fever coinciding with the beginning of lactation, formerly believed to be due to lactation but really due to infection. 2. a disorder of calcium metabolism affecting dairy cows after calving, causing somnolence and hind-leg paralysis. [1750–60] milk fever
milk fever[′milk ‚fē·vər] (medicine) A fever occurring during the first six weeks after childbirth, believed to be caused by puerperal infection. milk fever
milk [milk] 1. a nutrient fluid produced by the mammary gland of many animals for nourishment of young mammals.2. a liquid (emulsion or suspension) resembling the secretion of the mammary gland.acidophilus milk milk fermented with cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus; used in gastrointestinal disorders to modify the bacterial flora of the intestinal tract.milk-alkali syndrome ingestion of milk and absorbable alkali in excess amounts, resulting in kidney damage and elevated blood calcium levels.casein milk a prepared milk containing very little salt or sugar and a large amount of fat and casein.condensed milk milk that has been partly evaporated and sweetened with sugar.dialyzed milk milk from which the sugar has been removed by dialysis through a parchment membrane.evaporated milk milk prepared by evaporation of half of its water content.milk fever an endemic fever said to be due to the use of unwholesome cow's milk.fortified milk milk made more nutritious by addition of milk protein, vitamin A, or vitamin D.homogenized milk milk treated so the fats form a permanent emulsion and the cream does not separate.milk of magnesia a suspension of magnesium hydroxide, used as an antacid and laxative.modified milk cow's milk made to correspond to the composition of human milk.protein milk milk modified to have a relatively low content of carbohydrate and fat and a relatively high protein content.witch's milk milk secreted in the breast of a newborn infant.milk fe·ver1. a slight elevation of temperature following childbirth, said to be due to the establishment of the secretion of milk, but probably the same as absorption fever; 2. an afebrile metabolic disease, occurring shortly after parturition in dairy cattle, characterized by hypocalcemia and manifested by loss of consciousness and general paralysis. milk fevern.1. A mild fever, usually occurring at the beginning of lactation, associated with infection following childbirth.2. A disease affecting dairy cows and occasionally sheep or goats, especially soon after giving birth.milk fever (1) Puerperal fever, see there.
(2) Parturient paresis, a nonfebrile disease of dairy cattle following parturition, characterised by hypocalcaemia.milk fe·ver (milk fē'vĕr) 1. A slight elevation of temperature following childbirth, said to be due to the establishment of the secretion of milk, but probably the same as absorption fever. 2. An afebrile metabolic disease, occurring shortly after parturition in dairy cattle, characterized by hypocalcemia and manifested by loss of consciousness and general paralysis. ThesaurusSeemilk |