English noun: glandular plague | |||
1. | glandular plague (state) the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person | ||
Synonyms | bubonic plague, pestis bubonica | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pest, pestilence, pestis, plague | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ambulant plague, ambulatory plague, Black Death, Black Plague, pestis ambulans | ||