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Definition of glanders

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noun

(uncountable)An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

“Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell): What is it? / William Crandall (Dylan Baker): It's Burkholderia mallei. Causes a disease called glanders. / Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys): The innoculation we got was against a kind of meningitis. / William: This is to meningitis what bubonic plague is to a runny nose.”

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noun

(uncountable)An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

“Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell): What is it? / William Crandall (Dylan Baker): It's Burkholderia mallei. Causes a disease called glanders. / Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys): The innoculation we got was against a kind of meningitis. / William: This is to meningitis what bubonic plague is to a runny nose.”

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From Middle English glandres, glaundres, from Old French glandres, plural of Old French glandre, from Latin glandula. Doublet of glandule.

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