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Anthrax vs Anthracic - What's the difference?

anthrax | anthracic |

As a noun anthrax

is an acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal.

As an adjective anthracic is

of or relating to anthrax.

anthrax

Noun

(-)
  • (pathology) An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal.
  • Synonyms

    * splenic fever

    anthracic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to anthrax.
  • anthracic blood
    (Webster 1913)