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Webster 1913 Edition
Anthrax
An′thrax
(ăn′thrăks)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
ἄνθραξ
coal, carbuncle.] 1.
(Med.)
(a)
A carbuncle.
(b)
A malignant pustule.
2.
(Biol.)
A microscopic, bacterial organism (
Bacillus anthracis
), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus
.] 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Anthrax
AN'THRAX
,Noun.
A carbuncle; a malignant ulcer, with intense burning. The ancients gave this name to a gem, and it is sometimes used for lithanthrax or pit-coal.
Definition 2024
anthrax
anthrax
English
Noun
anthrax (uncountable)
- (pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis
- 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.
Synonyms
Translations
disease
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Alternative forms
Noun
anthrax m
- anthrax (an acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, which can occur in humans)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.tʰraks/
Noun
anthrax m (genitive anthracis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anthrax | anthracēs |
| genitive | anthracis | anthracum |
| dative | anthracī | anthracibus |
| accusative | anthracem | anthracēs |
| ablative | anthrace | anthracibus |
| vocative | anthrax | anthracēs |
References
- anthrax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “anthrax”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- anthrax in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers