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ragpicker's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rag-pick-er's dis-ease
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse

Synonyms

pulmonary anthrax inhalation anthrax anthrax pneumonia ragsorter's disease woolsorter's pneumonia woolsorter's disease

Questions

What does ragpicker's disease mean?
a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse

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