Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milk fever

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
milk fever
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).

Uncountable

noun

An acute metabolic disorder occurring at the start of lactation and caused by calcium deficiency, which primarily affects dairy cows.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

postparturient hypocalcemia parturient paresis

Questions

What does milk fever mean?
A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).

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