plague 1
noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Hypernym
any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
EnglishDerivationally related form
plague 1
verb
cause to suffer a blight
Hyponym
bubonic plague 1
noun
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
a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
