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1. (n.) anthrax
an infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans through wool and other animal products.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME antrax malignant boil or growth < L anthrax carbuncle < Gk ánthrax a coal, carbuncle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anthrax, splenic fever
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
2. (noun) anthrax
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Anthrax
a carbuncle
2. (noun) Anthrax
a malignant pustule
3. (noun) Anthrax
a microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]
4. (noun) Anthrax
an infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Anthrax
a disease, especially in cattle, due to the invasion of a living organism which, under certain conditions, breeds rapidly; called also splenic fever.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Anthrax
An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.
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