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welder's anthrax

welder's anthrax noun: a disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.

Noun

welder's anthrax (uncountable)

  1. A disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.

Origin of welder's anthrax

Coined in 2022 in a paper that noted a cluster of cases.

Questions about welder's anthrax

What does welder's anthrax mean?
Welder's anthrax means a disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.
What part of speech is welder's anthrax?
Welder's anthrax is a noun.

Words near welder's anthrax in the dictionary

  1. welded
  2. welded together
  3. Welden
  4. Weldens
  5. welder
  6. welder's anthrax
  7. welder's burn
  8. welder's eye
  9. welder's flash
  10. welders
  11. Weldford

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