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RAGPICKER'S DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
Synonyms:
anthrax pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; pulmonary anthrax; ragpicker's disease; ragsorter's disease; woolsorter's disease; woolsorter's pneumonia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ragpicker's disease" is a kind of...):
anthrax (a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia)
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