inhalation anthrax
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən ˈænθræks/
- Specialized
:
ántrax por inhalación
- The CDC issued guidelines for the treatment of inhalation anthrax outbreaks.
- case of inhalation anthrax
- patient with inhalation anthrax
- diagnosed with inhalation anthrax
Examples
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The consequences of untreated inhalation anthrax can be fatal without prompt medical care.
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Although rare, inhalation anthrax can occur naturally in the United States.
Academic text (2014) -
It was a case of inhalation anthrax.
Fiction book (1999) -
It is unusual for inhalation anthrax case patients to have no identified exposure source (5, 9, 15).
Academic text (2014) -
Inhalation anthrax occurred in a man who vacationed in four US states where anthrax is enzootic.
Academic text (2014) -
Recently, inhalation anthrax cases have resulted from exposure to African-style drums made of animal hides and from bioterrorist attacks (6, 7).
Academic text (2014) -
A heavy equipment operator acquired inhalation anthrax during a bison outbreak in Canada, where he dragged carcasses to burial sites and was exposed to airborne dust during operations (2).
Academic text (2014) -
Exposure to spores of inhalation anthrax can lead to severe respiratory illness.
Synonyms
A severe lung infection from breathing in anthrax spores that quickly becomes life threatening
A serious lung infection caused by breathing in tiny spores that causes severe breathing problems and gets worse quickly
A serious lung infection people get from germs in contaminated wool
A serious lung disease from dust in infected wool that may lead to severe difficulty breathing and heart failure
A serious lung infection from breathing in anthrax bacteria that can cause severe breathing problems and heart failure
A serious lung infection caused by breathing dust with anthrax bacteria, often from work with wool
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'inhalation' (breathing into the lungs) + 'anthrax' (the disease) yields a clear meaning of anthrax acquired by inhaling spores. This follows common medical naming patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE's basic meaning.
Etymology
Inhalation anthrax is named for how the disease happens: inhalation means 'breathing in' and anthrax is a serious infection from tiny 'spores' that enter the lungs. So the name means an anthrax illness caught by breathing in spores, which is why it affects the lungs and can be very dangerous.