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 | ||