noun
- Plural of glanders; a contagious disease affecting horses, mules, and other animals, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei.
Usage: veterinary; technical; rare in modern usage due to disease control
Examples
- The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with glanders after observing characteristic nasal discharge.
- Historically, glanderses posed a serious threat to cavalry units and working animals.
- Modern biosecurity measures have made glanderses extremely rare in developed countries.
- The disease glanderses is reportable to agricultural authorities in most jurisdictions.