anthrax

(an’thraks) (Gr. ἄνθραξ coal, carbuncle]. 1. A carbuncle. See carbuncde. 2. me as maligenunt a. cerebral a., anthrax in which the bacilli invade che brain. intestinal a., a severe form of anthrax in which the intestine is affected. ma t a., a fatal infectious disease of cattle and sheep, due to Bacil'lus anthra’cis, and characterized by the formation of hard edema or ulcers at the point of inoculation and by symptoms of collapse. It may occur in man. Called also contagions anthrax, splenic fever, woolsorter's disease, mils brand, and charbon. pulmonary 8., a form of anthrax due to inhalation of dust containing Bacil’lus anthracis. Called also woolsorter's disease. symptomatic a., a disease of cattle characterized by emphysematous and subcutaneous swellings and nodules. Called also blackleg, quarter-evil, black quarter, black spaul, rauschbrand, and bloody murrain.