glan·ders (gl n d rz)n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A contagious, usually fatal disease of horses and other equine species, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and symptomized by swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and ulcers of the respiratory tract and skin. The disease is communicable to other mammals, including humans. [Middle English glaundres, from Old French glandres, glandular swelling, pl. of glandre, gland; see gland1.] glan der·ous adj. |
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