English Explanatory Dictionary

milk fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).
  2. An acute metabolic disorder occurring at the start of lactation and caused by calcium deficiency, which primarily affects dairy cows.

Word forms

milk fever

Synonyms

postparturient hypocalcemia parturient paresis
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