/an"thraks/ , n. , pl. anthraces /-threuh seez'/ . Pathol.
1. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products.
2. a malignant carbuncle that is the diagnostic lesion of anthrax disease in humans.
[ 1350-1400; ME antrax malignant boil or growth anthrax carbuncle ánthrax a coal, carbuncle ]