glanders

American  

[glan-derz] / ˈglæn dərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. 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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glanders British  

/ ˈɡlændəz /

noun

1. (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

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Other Word Forms

• glandered adjective
• glanderous adjective

Etymology

Origin of glanders

1475–85; < Middle French glandres swollen glands < Latin glandulae swollen glands, literally, little acorns. See gland ¹, -ule

Example Sentences

The local administrator’s office said the horses on Buyukada Island were slaughtered after being diagnosed with glanders disease, which also affects donkeys and mules.

From Seattle Times

No equestrian competitors have publicly pulled out of this year’s Olympics over glanders fears, a sign that riders are satisfied with Brazil’s efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coming into contact with glanders could prove fatal.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year cases of glanders, a lethal highly contagious bacterial infection, were diagnosed in a few horses stabled at a military facility near the site of the 2016 Olympic equestrian competitions.

From Washington Times

The country is still subject to diseases affecting horses, including glanders, a lethal bacterial infection recently diagnosed in several horses here.

From Washington Times