pestis : Idioms & Phrases
pestis ambulans
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noun a mild form of bubonic plague
ambulant plague; ambulatory plague.
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pestis bubonica
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noun the 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
glandular plague; bubonic plague.
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yersinia pestis
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noun a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
