| 单词 | anthrax |
| 释义 | anthrax /an"thraks/, n. , pl. anthraces /-threuh seez'/. Pathol. 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. [1350-1400; ME antrax malignant boil or growth < L anthrax carbuncle < Gk ánthrax a coal, carbuncle] |
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