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Glanders

Noun

1. A contagious and often fatal infectious disease primarily affecting horses, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei and characterized by high fever, swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and the formation of nodular abscesses in the respiratory system.

Example sentence: The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with glanders and immediately isolated it from the rest of the stable.

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