* * *
1. an often fatal condition seen in cows and sheep in the first few weeks after lactation has begun, when they are turned out into lush pastures, due to deficiency of magnesium in the diet. Symptoms include muscular spasms and convulsions. Called also grass staggers and grass or hypomagnesemic t. 2. puerperal t.Medical dictionary. 2011.
lactation tetany — noun : milk fever 1 … Useful english dictionary
hypomagnesemic tetany — lactation t. 2. hypomagnesemia in calves fed only milk (which lacks magnesium); it is often fatal, with symptoms like those of lactation tetany in cows … Medical dictionary
puerperal tetany — tetany in a nursing mother dog or cat as a result of hypocalcemia; small dogs with large litters are particularly susceptible. Called also lactation t. and eclampsia … Medical dictionary
grass tetany — n a disease of cattle and esp. milk cows marked by tetanic staggering, convulsions, coma, and frequently death and caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pasture called also hypomagnesia compare MILK FEVER (2) … Medical dictionary
grass staggers — n pl but sing in constr GRASS TETANY * * * 1. locoism. 2. lactation tetany … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel … Universalium
drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… … Universalium
Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… … Universalium
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
