Home › Words › G › glossanthraxglossanthraxglossanthrax means A disease of horses and cattle causing carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.EtymologyFrom gloss- + anthrax.nounA disease of horses and cattle causing carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.glossoncus 63% match — A chronic swelling of the tongue. vs glossanthrax →anthrax 63% match — An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis. vs glossanthrax →actinomycosis 58% match — An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum. vs glossanthrax →farcy 56% match — The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form. vs glossanthrax →anthraxlike 56% match — Resembling or characteristic of anthrax. vs glossanthrax →flaps 55% match — A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips. vs glossanthrax →anticor 54% match — A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart, caused by the friction of a harness. vs glossanthrax →cynanche 54% match — Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing. vs glossanthrax →