WOOLSORTER'S DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

anthrax pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; pulmonary anthrax; ragpicker's disease; ragsorter's disease; woolsorter's disease; woolsorter's pneumonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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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