pneumonic plague
A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestisA severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
More definitions
- a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever:pulmonic plagueplague pneumonia
Lessons for this word
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