Found 2 items, similar to Anthrax.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: anthrax anthrax n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: splenic fever ] 2: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia 3: a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: Bacillus anthracis ] [also: anthraces (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Anthrax Anthrax \An"thrax\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? coal, carbuncle.] 1. (Med.) (a) A carbuncle. (b) A malignant pustule. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis ), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.] [1913 Webster] 3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped gram-positive bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever. [1913 Webster]