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