anthrax : Idioms & Phrases
anthrax bacillus
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noun a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
Bacillus anthracis.
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anthrax pneumonia
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noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
woolsorter's pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; ragpicker's disease; woolsorter's disease; anthrax pneumonia; ragsorter's disease.
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cutaneous anthrax
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noun a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal
malignant pustule.
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inhalation anthrax
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noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
woolsorter's pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; ragpicker's disease; woolsorter's disease; anthrax pneumonia; ragsorter's disease.
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pulmonary anthrax
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noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
woolsorter's pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; ragpicker's disease; woolsorter's disease; anthrax pneumonia; ragsorter's disease.