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| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease, esp. of sheep and cattle, but communicable to humans. [1/2 definitions] |
| Asiatic cholera |
an acute, infectious, often fatal disease caused by bacteria and characterized by severe diarrhea, intestinal cramps, and dehydration; cholera. |
| blackhead |
a malignant, infectious, and often fatal disease of the liver and intestines of domestic and wild fowl. [1/3 definitions] |
| black widow |
a small spider, widespread in the United States, of which the female has a shiny, black body with an hourglass-shaped red mark on its underside, a poisonous but usu. not fatal bite, and a reputation for sometimes devouring its mate. |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
a fatal disease, also known as "mad cow disease," that affects the nervous system of cattle. |
| cholera |
an acute, often fatal, infectious disease that is marked by vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea. |
| cirrhosis |
a chronic, often fatal, disease of the liver in which excessive tissue is formed resulting in blockage of circulation. |
| coronavirus |
a type of virus that causes a variety of diseases in humans and other animals ranging from the common cold to potentially fatal illnesses. A coronavirus is an RNA virus of the family Coronaviridae and is so-named because the outer perimeter of each round virus particle resemble a spiky crown similar in shape to the sun's corona. [2 definitions] |
| Covid |
shortened form of "Covid-19," a serious, potentially fatal disease caused by a novel coronavirus that broke out initially in 2019 and caused a pandemic in 2020. |
| Covid-19 |
a serious, potentially fatal disease caused by a novel coronavirus that broke out initially in 2019 and caused a pandemic in 2020. "Co" in Covid stands for "corona," "vi" stands for "virus," and "d" stands for "disease." The number 19 refers to the year 2019. |
| deathly |
causing death; fatal; lethal. [1/4 definitions] |
| decompression sickness |
a painful and sometimes fatal condition caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood, resulting from returning to atmospheric pressure too quickly from deep water or a compression chamber; aeroembolism; bends. |
| diabetes mellitus |
a chronic and potentially fatal form of diabetes characterized by insulin deficiency, excess sugar in the blood and urine, and abnormal thirst and hunger. |
| do-or-die |
crucial, or potentially fatal. [1/2 definitions] |
| fell3 |
destructive or fatal. [1/2 definitions] |
| go for the jugular |
to attempt to inflict a seriously wounding or fatal blow; attempt to defeat decisively. |
| Hodgkin's disease |
a progressive, sometimes fatal disease in which the lymph tissues, spleen, and kidneys become enlarged or inflamed. |
| hog cholera |
a contagious and usu. fatal viral infection that affects swine with fever, sluggishness, and other disorders. |
| internecine |
destructive to all involved; mutually fatal or ruinous. [1/2 definitions] |
| kuru |
a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| mad cow disease |
a fatal disease that affects the nervous system of cattle; bovine spongiform encephalopathy. |
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