HyperDic: bubonic_plague

English > 1 sense of the expression bubonic plague:
NOUNstatebubonic plague, pestis bubonica, glandular plaguethe most common form of the plague in humans
English > bubonic plague: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person.
Synonymspestis bubonica, glandular plague
NarrowerBlack Death, Black PlagueThe epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
ambulant plague, ambulatory plague, pestis ambulansA mild form of bubonic plague
Broaderplague, pestilence, pest, pestisA serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Spanishpeste bubónica, peste glandular
Catalanpesta bubònica

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict