milk fever
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).
- (veterinary medicine) An acute metabolic disorder occurring at the start of lactation and caused by calcium deficiency, which primarily affects dairy cows.
- Synonyms: postparturient hypocalcemia, parturient paresis
Translations
[edit]fever after childbirth
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metabolic disorder of dairy cattle
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