anthrax en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæn.θɹæks/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “abscess, boil”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
After anthrax spores were found in letters sent to Sens. Patrick Leahy and Thomas Daschle in 2001, Congress began screening all the mail that came into the building.
2017 June 14, Julian Zelizer, “The challenge of protecting members of Congress”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2017:
- (uncountable, usually) The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthraxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Amerithrax · anthraxlike · nonanthrax · welder's anthrax · antianthrax · glossanthrax · anthracic · anthracoid
Relateds
Synonyms
Siberian plague · woolsorter's disease · charbon · splenic fever · malignant edema · Cumberland disease · ragsorter's disease
Translations (92)
my ထောင့်သန်းနာ (disease) · hy սիբիրախտ (disease) · kk сібір жарасы (disease) · eo antrakso (disease) · mk црн пришт (disease) · ka ჯილეხი (disease) · pt antraz (disease) · sq fshikëz e mirë (disease) · sq plasje (disease) · sk slezinová sneť (disease) · gv anthracs (disease) · hi बिसहरिया (disease) · fo miltsýki (disease) · vi bệnh than (disease) · fi pernarutto (disease) · bn অ্যানথ্রাক্স (disease) · uk сибірка (disease) · ka ხუზარა (disease) · br serk (disease) · nn miltbrann (disease) · gl carbúnculo (disease) · pl wąglik (disease) · ta ஆந்த்ராக்ஸ் (disease) · km អង់ត្រាក់ (disease) · nb miltbrann (disease) · pt carbúnculo (disease) · cy clyfed y ddueg (disease) · ja 炭疽症 (disease) · et siberi katk (disease) · fr charbon (disease) · bg а̀нтракс (disease) · sh бедрѐница (disease) · ro antrax (disease) · th แอนแทรกซ์ (disease) · ug كۆيدۈرگە (disease) · sw kimeta (disease) · he גחלת (disease) · tl antraks (disease) · cy clwyf du (disease) · be сібірская язва (disease) · fa سیاهزخم (disease) · ka ციმბირის წყლული (disease) · sl vranični prisad (disease) · nl miltvuur (disease) · io antraxo (disease) · pl antraks (disease) · mk антракс (disease) · ko 탄저병 (disease) · sh bedrènica (disease) · sh àntraks (disease) · kk жамандат (disease) · ca àntrax (disease) · ga antrasc (disease) · tr şarbon (disease) · xal моом гем (disease) · el άνθρακας (disease) · de Milzbrand (disease) · fy miltfjoer (disease) · fo miltbrandur (disease) · es carbunco (disease) · sh próstrel (disease) · id antraks (disease) · it antrace (disease) · sh црни пришт (disease) · cmn 炭疽 (disease) · lt juodligė (disease) · sv mjältbrand (disease) · sh а̀нтракс (disease) · eu karbunko (disease) · nl antrax (disease) · is miltisbrandur (disease) · cmn 炭疽熱 /炭疽热 (disease) · gl carbunco (disease) · ar جَمْرَة خَبِيثَة (disease) · ru сиби́рская я́зва (disease) · se dáđvesonahat (disease) · cs anthrax (disease) · ms antraks (disease) · jv antraks (disease) · hu lépfene (disease) · sah сотуун өлүү (disease) · alt кӧк оору (disease) · fo miltisbruni (disease) · cmn 炭疽病 (disease) · scn cravunchiu (disease) · sh crni prišt (disease) · da miltbrand (disease) · an banzo (disease) · se dávdesonahat (disease) · ug كۈيدۈرگە (disease) · az qarayara (disease) · sh про́стрел (disease)