glanders

[ glan-derz ]

/ ˈglæn dərz /

noun (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.

a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.

Compare farcy.

Origin of glanders

1475–85; <Middle French glandres swollen glands <Latin glandulae swollen glands, literally, little acorns. See gland¹, -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM glanders

glan·der·ous, adjective

Words nearby glanders

glanceable, glancing, glancing angle, gland, glandered, glanders, glandilemma, gland of auditory tube, gland of Moll, glands, glandula

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Example sentences from the Web for glanders

This is intimately connected with glanders, and the diseases frequently run into each other.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
Cold, damp, draughty stables greatly favor the progress of glanders.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
It is that in cattle which glanders and farcy are in the horse,—the breaking up of the constitution.
Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings
On potato these bacilli grow like those of glanders, forming a grayish-brown layer on the surface.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various

The primary infection of glanders and of actinomycosis may also occur on the face.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for glanders

glanders

/ (ˈɡlændəz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a highly infectious bacterial disease of horses, sometimes transmitted to man, caused by Actinobacillus mallei and characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes of the air passages, skin, and lymph glands

Derived forms of glanders

glandered, adjectiveglanderous, adjective

Word Origin for glanders

C16: from Old French glandres enlarged glands, from Latin glandulae, literally: little acorns, from glāns acorn; see gland 1

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单词	glanders
释义	glanders [ glan-derz ] / ˈglæn dərz / noun (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology. a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils. Compare farcy. Origin of glanders 1475–85; <Middle French glandres swollen glands <Latin glandulae swollen glands, literally, little acorns. See gland¹, -ule OTHER WORDS FROM glanders glan·der·ous, adjective Words nearby glanders glanceable, glancing, glancing angle, gland, glandered, glanders, glandilemma, gland of auditory tube, gland of Moll, glands, glandula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glanders This is intimately connected with glanders, and the diseases frequently run into each other. Domestic Animals\|Richard L. Allen Cold, damp, draughty stables greatly favor the progress of glanders. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various It is that in cattle which glanders and farcy are in the horse,—the breaking up of the constitution. Cattle and Their Diseases\|Robert Jennings On potato these bacilli grow like those of glanders, forming a grayish-brown layer on the surface. Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884\|Various The primary infection of glanders and of actinomycosis may also occur on the face. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for glanders glanders / (ˈɡlændəz) / noun (functioning as singular) a highly infectious bacterial disease of horses, sometimes transmitted to man, caused by Actinobacillus mallei and characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes of the air passages, skin, and lymph glands Derived forms of glanders glandered, adjectiveglanderous, adjective Word Origin for glanders C16: from Old French glandres enlarged glands, from Latin glandulae, literally: little acorns, from glāns acorn; see gland 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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