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WOOLSORTER'S DISEASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does woolsorter's disease mean?
• WOOLSORTER'S DISEASE (noun)
The noun WOOLSORTER'S DISEASE 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 collapse
Familiarity information: WOOLSORTER'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("woolsorter's disease" 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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