anthrax
US'ænθræks
معنی فارسی
کفگريک گنده طاول خراج سياه زخم
معنی کامل و مثالها
/an´thraks´/n., pl.
● (جانورشناسی) سیاه زخم، کفگیرک (که از باسیلی به نام Bacillus anthracis ایجاد میشود)، تاول سیاهزخم (blackleg هم میگویند)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek 'anthrax', meaning 'charcoal', due to the black skin lesions developed by those with the disease.
مثال
- The farmer lost several sheep to anthrax.
- Anthrax can be fatal if not treated promptly.
- The scientist was studying the bacteria that cause anthrax.
ترکیبهای رایج
Contract anthrax Spread anthrax Survive anthrax Treat anthrax
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
- a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia