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Definitions for Anthrax
[1] an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products.
[2] a malignant carbuncle that is the diagnostic lesion of anthrax disease in humans.
[3] a highly infectious and often fatal disease of herbivores, esp cattle and sheep, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and swelling of the throat. Carnivores are relatively resistant. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis and can be transmitted to man
[4] a pustule or other lesion caused by this disease
Words nearby Anthrax
anthracosis, anthranilate, anthranilic acid, anthraquinone, anthraquinone dye, anthrax, anthro, anthrop., anthropic, anthropic principle, anthropo-
Origin of Anthrax
1350–1400; Middle English antrax malignant boil or growth < Latin anthrax carbuncle < Greek ánthrax a coal, carbuncle
Other words from Anthrax
an•thrac•ic (ăn-thrăs′ ĭk ) adj.
Word origin for Anthrax
C19: from Late Latin, from Greek: carbuncle