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foremilk
[for´milk]1. the first milk to be drawn out during breastfeeding.
2. colostrum.
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co·los·trum
(kō-los'trŭm),A thin white opalescent fluid, the first milk secreted at the termination of pregnancy; it differs from the milk secreted later by containing more lactalbumin and lactoprotein; colostrum is also rich in antibodies that confer passive immunity to the newborn.
Synonym(s): foremilk
[L.]
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foremilk
(fôr′mĭlk′)n.
See colostrum.
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co·los·trum
(kŏ-los'trŭm)A thin white opalescent fluid, the first milk secreted at the termination of pregnancy; it differs from the milk secreted later by containing more lactalbumin and lactoprotein; colostrum is also rich in antibodies which confer passive immunity to the newborn.
Synonym(s): foremilk.
Synonym(s): foremilk.
[L.]
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