bloat has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Increases rate of gain and improves feed efficiency , aids in the prevention or treatment ( depending_on level fed ) of the early stages of shipping_fever , prevents or treats bacterial diarrhea , and aids in reducing incidence of bloat and liver abscesses .

As an aid in reducing incidence and severity of bloat , provide 75 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride per animal daily .

An aid in getting cattle and sheep on full feed , in improving feed conversion and growth , in reducing bloat and founder , and in controlling scours .

Aids in minimizing the occurrence of feed-lot bloat due_to high consumption of concentrates .

Aids in preventing foamy bloat .

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swelling

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[ verb ] become bloated or swollen or puff up

Examples

"The dead man's stomach was bloated"

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swell

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[ verb ] make bloated or swollen

Examples

"Hunger bloated the child's belly"

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swell distend

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