WEANING
\wˈiːnɪŋ], \wˈiːnɪŋ], \w_ˈiː_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
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Permanent deprivation of breast milk and commencement of nourishment with other food. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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exudative diathesis
- A predisposition to interstitial subcutaneous serous or fibrinous infiltrations; subjects suffer from swollen lymph nodes, thickening of tongue, pruritus, seborrhea, gastric and cardiac crises; the condition is aggravated by pilocarpine, but favorably affected atropine adrenalin.