资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anthrax \An"thrax\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? coal, carbuncle.]
   1. (Med.)
      (a) A carbuncle.
      (b) A malignant pustule.

   2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism ({Bacillus
      anthracis}), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust.
      under {Bacillus}.]

   3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed
      to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium ({Bacillus
      anthracis}), the spores of which constitute the contagious
      matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The
      spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria.
      Called also {splenic fever}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

splenic fever
     n : a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and
         sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {anthrax}]