Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anthrax

2 senses of anthrax

Sense 1
anthrax, splenic fever -- (a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people)
       => zoonosis, zoonotic disease -- (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

Sense 2
anthrax -- (a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia)
       => disease -- (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)