glanderous

A veterinarian examines a glanderous horse in a stable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to glanders: "glanderous" describes something that is characteristic of, pertaining to, or caused by glanders, a contagious bacterial disease affecting horses, donkeys, and mules, characterized by ulceration of the respiratory tract and skin nodules. It can also refer to an animal infected with glanders.

Usage Examples

• (Relating to the disease glanders.)
• (Characteristic of the disease's symptoms.)
• (Animals infected with glanders.)

Advanced Usage

• "glanderous condition": a state or pathology caused by glanders.

  • The glanderous condition of the mule was confirmed through laboratory tests. (The animal’s illness was identified as glanders.)

• "glanderous outbreak": an instance of glanders spreading among a population.

  • The glanderous outbreak in the stable led to the culling of several animals. (An epidemic of the disease.)

Variants and Related Words

• Glanders (n): the bacterial disease itself.

  • Glanders is a zoonotic disease that can also affect humans. (The infectious illness.)

• Glandered (adj): infected with glanders (synonymous with glanderous but less common).

  • The glandered horse was isolated from the herd. (The horse had glanders.)

Synonyms

• Infected: affected by a pathogen (used broadly, not specific to glanders).
• Contagious: capable of being transmitted (when describing the disease’s nature).

Phrasal Verbs

• (None directly associated with "glanderous" as a standalone adjective; it is typically used attributively.)

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms include "glanderous", as it is a specialized veterinary term.)