milk fever

milk fe·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk fee-ver]
- /mɪlk ˈfi vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk fee-ver]
- /mɪlk ˈfi vər/

Definitions of milk fever words

noun milk fever Pathology. fever coinciding with the beginning of lactation, formerly believed to be due to lactation but really due to infection. 1
noun milk fever Veterinary Pathology. an acute disorder of calcium metabolism affecting dairy cows shortly after calving, causing somnolence and paralysis of the hind legs. 1
noun milk fever 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 0
noun milk fever a disease of cows, goats, etc, occurring shortly after parturition, characterized by low blood calcium levels, paralysis, and loss of consciousness 0
noun milk fever mild puerperal fever 0
noun milk fever a disease often occurring in dairy cows shortly after calving, characterized by a drop in blood calcium, paralysis, etc. 0

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Origin of milk fever

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Milk fever

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milk fever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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