Colostrum definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colostrum \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.
            [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colostrum
       n : milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after
           parturition [syn: {foremilk}]

















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