milk-sick

• Adjetivo antigo que descreve o estado de quem sofre da doença do leite, intoxicação causada pelo consumo de leite de vacas que comeram a raiz branca (tremedeira), historicamente comum no Meio-Oeste dos Estados Unidos.

An obsolete adjective describing a condition (milk sickness) caused by drinking milk from cows that have eaten white snakeroot, historically prevalent in the American Midwest.

1. Affected by milk sicknessC2formalamericanmedical

   Suffering from or relating to milk sickness, a disease caused by ingesting milk from cows that have eaten white snakeroot, leading to tremors and weakness.

   Doente da doença do leite

   • The pioneer family became milk-sick after drinking contaminated milk.
   • Historical records describe many settlers as milk-sick in the early 19th century.
   • The doctor diagnosed the patient as milk-sick due to the characteristic symptoms.