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anthraxMain Entry: an·thrax Pronunciation: \ˈan-ˌthraks\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural an·thra·ces \-thrə-ˌsēz\ : an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals (as cattle and sheep) caused by a spore-forming bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), transmissible to humans especially by the handling of infected products (as hair), and characterized by external ulcerating nodules or by lesions in the lungs
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