Definition

1. Noun:
   • Milk fever: A medical condition, primarily in veterinary medicine, referring to a type of fever associated with lactation. It is most commonly used to describe a metabolic disorder in dairy animals, such as cows, occurring around the time of giving birth due to low blood calcium levels.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con bò sữa có dấu hiệu của sốt cương sữa. (The dairy cow is showing signs of milk fever.)
  • Sốt cương sữa là một bệnh nghiêm trọng ở gia súc. (Milk fever is a serious disease in livestock.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specialized and is almost exclusively used in agricultural and veterinary contexts. It is not typically used in general human medicine.

Variants and Related Words

• Sốt hậu sản (n): Puerperal fever, a fever in the period following childbirth (in humans).
• Hạ canxi huyết (n): Hypocalcemia, the medical term for low blood calcium, which is the direct cause of milk fever.

Synonyms

• Milk fever: The direct and most accurate English equivalent.
• Parturient paresis: Another technical term for the same condition in animals.
• Hypocalcemia: Refers to the underlying cause.

Notes on Usage

• "Sốt cương sữa" is a technical term. In everyday conversation about human health, it is not used. For a fever in a nursing mother, a general term like "sốt" (fever) or a more specific medical diagnosis would be used.
• The term is a compound noun where "sốt" means fever, and "cương sữa" relates to milk engorgement or lactation.