ALL meanings of anthrax
an·thrax
A a - uncountable noun anthrax Anthrax is a disease of cattle and sheep, in which they get painful sores and a fever. Anthrax can be used in biological weapons. 3
- noun anthrax a highly infectious and often fatal disease of herbivores, esp cattle and sheep, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and swelling of the throat. Carnivores are relatively resistant. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis and can be transmitted to man 3
- noun anthrax a pustule or other lesion caused by this disease 3
- noun anthrax an infectious hemorrhagic disease of wild and domesticated animals, esp. cattle and sheep, which is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus anthracis) and can be transmitted to people: it is characterized by black pustules 3
- noun anthrax any such pustule 3
- noun anthrax blackleg (sense 1) 3
- noun anthrax infectious disease 1
- noun plural anthrax 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. 1
- noun plural anthrax a malignant carbuncle that is the diagnostic lesion of anthrax disease in humans. 1
- noun anthrax (pathology) An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal. 1