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Glanders Meaning & Definition
Glanders Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glanders?

[n] a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans

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See Also | zoonosis

Glanders In Webster's Dictionary

\Glan"ders\, n. [From {Gland}.] (Far.) A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses, asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings.

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