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 | ||