glanders
[ glan-derz ]
/ ˈglæn dərz /
noun (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.
a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
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OTHER WORDS FROM glanders
glan·der·ous, adjectiveWords nearby glanders
glanceable, glancing, glancing angle, gland, glandered, glanders, glandilemma, gland of auditory tube, gland of Moll, glands, glandula
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glanders
/ (ˈɡlændəz) /
noun
(functioning as singular) a highly infectious bacterial disease of horses, sometimes transmitted to man, caused by Actinobacillus mallei and characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes of the air passages, skin, and lymph glands
Derived forms of glanders
glandered, adjectiveglanderous, adjectiveWord Origin for glanders
C16: from Old French glandres enlarged glands, from Latin glandulae, literally: little acorns, from glāns acorn; see gland 1
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