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pestis ambulans

DEFINITIONS OF: pestis ambulans

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n a mild form of bubonic plague

Synonyms:
ambulant plague, ambulatory plague
Type of:
bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica
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
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