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an⋅thrax

  [an-thraks]
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–noun, plural -thra⋅ces  [-thruh-seez] . Pathology.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME antrax malignant boil or growth < L anthrax carbuncle < Gk ánthrax a coal, carbuncle
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an·thrax   (ān'thrāks')   
n.  

  1. An infectious, usually fatal disease of warm-blooded animals, especially of cattle and sheep, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease can be transmitted to humans through contact with contaminated animal substances, such as hair, feces, or hides, and is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.

  2. pl. an·thra·ces (-thrə-sēz') A lesion caused by anthrax.


[Middle English antrax, malignant boil, from Latin anthrax, carbuncle, from Greek.]
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Main Entry: an·thrax
Pronunciation: 'an-"thraks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an·thra·ces /-thr&-"sEz/
: an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals (as cattle and sheep) caused by a spore-forming bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), transmissible to humans especially by the handling ofinfected products (as hair), and characterized by external ulcerating nodules or by lesions in the lungs
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anthrax an·thrax (ān'thrāks')
n.

  1. An infectious, usually fatal disease of warm-blooded animals that is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions, can be transmitted to humans, and is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Also called carbuncle.

  2. pl. an·thra·ces (-thrə-sēz') A lesion caused by anthrax.

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anthrax   (ān'thrāks')  Pronunciation Key 
An infectious, usually fatal disease of mammals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease is transmitted to humans through cutaneous contact, ingestion, or inhalation. Cutaneous anthrax is marked by the formation of a necrotic skin ulcer, high fever, and toxemia. Inhalation anthrax leads to severe pneumonia that is usually fatal.
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