English noun: white plague |
1. | white plague (state) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
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| Synonyms | consumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease |
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| Broader (hypernym) | T.B., TB, tuberculosis |
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2. | white plague (state) an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) |
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| Synonyms | drug addiction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, drunkenness, heroin addiction, inebriation, nicotine addiction |
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| Domain category | narcotic |
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