anthrax

ɑ̃tʁaks

Definition

Definition of anthrax - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

anglicisme

TECH.

maladie infectieuse causée par une bactérie du genre Bacillus

TECH.

L'anthrax peut contaminer les animaux et parfois l'homme.

charbon bactéridien

maladie du charbon

médical

TECH.

infection bactérienne formant des furoncles groupés sur la peau

TECH.

Le patient souffrait d'un anthrax nécessitant un traitement antibiotique.

furonculose

entomologie

TECH.

genre d'insectes diptères de la famille des mouches

TECH.

L'anthrax est une mouche parasite qui pond dans d'autres insectes.

diptère

mouche

minéralogie

Dated

pierre précieuse rouge dont l'éclat rappelle le charbon ardent

Dated

L'anthrax était très prisé dans l'Antiquité pour sa couleur rouge vif.

grenat

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genre d'insectes diptères de la famille des mouches

Origin of anthrax

grec, anthrax (charbon)

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charbon bactérien

anthrax

maladie infectieuse grave causée par une bactérie touchant animaux et humains

fièvre charbonneuse

anthrax

maladie infectieuse grave causée par une bactérie touchant animaux et humains

maladie du charbon

anthrax

infection grave causée par une bactérie qui touche animaux et humains

Examples of anthrax in a sentence

Un cas d'anthrax a été détecté dans la région.
Un anthrax peut apparaître après une blessure infectée.
Les médecins redoutent la propagation de l’anthrax dans la région.
Un anthrax adulte se nourrit de nectar de fleurs.
Les chercheurs étudient le cycle de vie de l’anthrax.
Le bijoutier expose un anthrax rare dans sa vitrine.

Ce musée possède un anthrax célèbre datant de l’époque romaine.

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English:anthrax, carbuncle, ...
German:Milzbrand, Anthrax, ...
Italian:antrace, Anthrax, ...
Spanish:ántrax, ántrax cutáneo, ...
Portuguese:carbúnculo, Anthrax, ...
Chinese:炭疽, 蚤蝇属, ...
Japanese:炭疽, 癰腫, ...
Arabic:الجمرة الخبيثة, الجمرة الجلدية, ...
Hebrew:גַּחֶלֶת, אַנְתְּרַקְס, ...
Russian:сибирская язва, карбункул, ...
Ukrainian:сибірка, карбункул, ...
Catalan:àntrax, Anthrax, ...
Danish:miltbrand, karbunkel, ...
Dutch:miltvuur, koolzweer, ...
Greek:άνθρακας, ανθρακοβόλος φλύκταινα, ...
Hungarian:lépfene, karbunkulus, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺអង់ត្រាក់, អាប់សជាក្រុមលើស្បែក, ...
Korean:탄저병, 탄저, ...
Polish:antraks, karbunkuł, ...
Portuguese (BR):carbúnculo, Anthrax, ...
Romanian:antrax, carbuncul, ...
Swedish:mjältbrand, karbunkel, ...
Thai:โรคแอนแทรกซ์, ฝีคาร์บังเคิล, ...
Turkish:şarbon, antraks, ...
Vietnamese:bệnh than, bệnh nhọt than, ...

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Definition of anthrax - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of anthrax

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