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Colostrum

Colostrum Meaning & Definition
Colostrum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Colostrum?

[n] milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

Synonyms | Synonyms for Colostrum: foremilk

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See Also | milk

Colostrum In Webster's Dictionary

\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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