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A destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
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glanders
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WordNet
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n. a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glanders \Glan"ders\, n. [From Gland .] (Far.) A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses, asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath ...
Wiktionary
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n. An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium ''Burkholderia'', one species of which may be transmitted to humans.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Glanders (from Middle English or Old French , both meaning glands; , ; also known as "equinia", "farcy", and "malleus") is an infectious disease that occurs primarily in horses , mules , and donkeys . It can be contracted by other animals, such as dogs, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"horse disease characterized by glandular swelling," early 15c., from Old French glandres "swollen glands," plural of glandre , from Latin glandula (see gland ).
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