litter

litter definition - medical

lit·ter (lĭtˈər)

noun
  1. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.
  2. The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. Also called brood.

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