glanders
See also: Glanders
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English glandres, glaundres, from Old French glandres, plural of Old French glandre, from Latin glandula.
Noun
editglanders (uncountable)
- An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.
Synonyms
edit- leprosy (obs.)
Translations
editdisease
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