Foremilk

Foremilk
Foremilk Fore"milk`, n. (Physiol.) The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum. [1913 Webster]

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  • colostrum — colostral, adj. /keuh los treuhm/, n. a yellowish liquid, esp. rich in immune factors, secreted by the mammary gland of female mammals a few days before and after the birth of their young. Also called foremilk. [1570 80; < L colostrum, colustrum… …   Universalium

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