| Pronunciation: | | ku'lâstrum
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| | Definition: | |
[n] milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition |
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COLOSTRUM is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | foremilk |
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| | See Also: | | milk |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co*los"trum\, n. [L., biestings.] (Med.)
(a) The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings.
(b) A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg,
formerly used as an emulsion.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | thin, white, first milk produced by the breasts during late pregnancy and for a few days after childbirth. It provides a nursing infant with essential nutrients and infection-fighting antibodies. |
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