noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia wordnet
3. 3
   The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people wordnet

Synonyms

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charbonsplenic feversplenic feveracute articular rheumatismafrican lethargyague

Example

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"What advances have there been in preventing and treating anthrax infection?"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “abscess, boil”).

Related phrases

bacillus anthracis

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