English noun: anthrax | |||
1. | anthrax (state) a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people | ||
Synonyms | splenic fever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | zoonosis, zoonotic disease | ||
2. | anthrax (state) a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disease | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anthrax pneumonia, cutaneous anthrax, inhalation anthrax, malignant pustule, pulmonary anthrax, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia | ||