symptomatic anthrax
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symptomatic anthrax — n BLACKLEG * * * blackleg … Medical dictionary
symptomatic anthrax — noun : blackleg 1 * * * Vet. Pathol. blackleg … Useful english dictionary
blackleg — black·leg blak .leg, .lāg n an enzootic usu. fatal toxemia esp. of young cattle caused by toxins produced by an anaerobic soil bacterium of the genus Clostridium (C. chauvoei syn. C. feseri) called also black quarter, quarter evil … Medical dictionary
blackleg — /blak leg /, n., v., blacklegged, blacklegging. n. 1. Also called black quarter, symptomatic anthrax. Vet. Pathol. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by the soil bacterium Clostridium chauvoei and characterized by… … Universalium
Clostridium — A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of Clostridium. They include, for examples, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens (also called Clostridium welchii), and Clostridium… … Medical dictionary
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