"anthrax" in the noun sense
1. anthrax, splenic fever
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep it can be transmitted to people
2. anthrax
a disease of humans that is not communicable caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
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