pestis


Definition: Meaning of, pestis in English to English dictionary.

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pestis pestises
  1. sometimes fatal a serious infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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pestis used in phrases

  • Yersinia pestis (noun)
    1. a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
  • pestis ambulans (noun)
    1. a mild form of bubonic plague
  • pestis bubonica (noun)
    1. 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
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