sốt cương sữa
Definition
- 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.