anthrax

名词 anthrax:

1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
   同义词：splenic fever
2. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

an.thrax

n.（名词）
An infectious, usually fatal disease of warm-blooded animals, especially of cattle and sheep, caused by the bacteriumBacillus anthracis. The disease can be transmitted to human beings through contact with contaminated animal substances, such as hair, feces, or hides, and is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.
炭疽，脾脱疽，脾瘟：一种传染病，对温血动物尤其牛羊通常是致命性的，由炭疽杆菌 感染引起。通过与带病毒的动物部位如毛发、粪便、毛皮接触后可以传染给人，病症为皮肤溃烂损伤
pl. an.thra.ces[-thr…-sôz.] A lesion caused by anthrax.
【复数】 an.thra.ces[-thr…-sôz.] 炭疽脓疱：炭疽病所引起的脓疱

来源：
Middle English antrax [malignant boil]
中古英语 antrax [恶性疖子]
from Latin anthrax [carbuncle]
源自 拉丁语 anthrax [痈，疔]
from Greek
源自 希腊语