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MALIGNANT PUSTULE

\məlˈɪɡnənt pˈʌstjuːl], \məlˈɪɡnənt pˈʌstjuːl], \m_ə_l_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ə_n_t p_ˈʌ_s_t_j_uː_l]\

Definitions of MALIGNANT PUSTULE

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Syn.: wool-sorter's disease. Another name for anthrax. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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