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Raremilk fever
The correct spelling is milk fever.
How to pronounce milk fever
noun
Say it like: Mil-k f-eve-r
The correct spelling is milk fever. A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).
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Definition
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.
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