anthrax

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noun

1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep);
it can be transmitted to people
• Syn:
splenic fever
• Hypernyms:
zoonosis, zoonotic disease
2. a disease of humans that is not communicable;
caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
• Hypernyms:
disease
• Hyponyms:
cutaneous anthrax, malignant pustule, pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia,
ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia, woolsorter's disease