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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pulmonary form of anthrax that results from the inhalation of bacterial spores in contaminated sheep's wool.
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anthrax
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- noun 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
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sionnach commented on the word woolsorter's disease
Anthrax, from handling the fleeces.
July 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word woolsorter's disease
Yikes.
July 10, 2008