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PULMONARY ANTHRAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pulmonary anthrax mean? 

PULMONARY ANTHRAX (noun)
  The noun PULMONARY ANTHRAX has 1 sense:

1. a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapseplay

  Familiarity information: PULMONARY ANTHRAX used as a noun is very rare.


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PULMONARY ANTHRAX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anthrax pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; pulmonary anthrax; ragpicker's disease; ragsorter's disease; woolsorter's disease; woolsorter's pneumonia

Hypernyms ("pulmonary anthrax" is a kind of...):

anthrax (a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia)


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