BUBONIC PLAGUE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase bubonic plague. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BUBONIC PLAGUE
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pestilence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of | ||||||||
black death | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe | ||||||||
glandular plague | nounn | |||||||
noun • the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person | ||||||||
pestis bubonica | nounn | |||||||
noun • the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person |