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. |
glanders [ˈglændəz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (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
[from Old French glandres enlarged glands, from Latin glandulae, literally: little acorns, from glāns acorn; see gland1]
glandered adj
glanderous adj
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| Noun | 1. | glanders - a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans zoonosis, zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans |
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