Meaning of WHITE PLAGUE
| Pronunciation: | | wIt pleyg
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- [n] an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
- [n] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
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| | Synonyms: | | consumption, drug addiction, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease |
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| | See Also: | | addiction, alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, dependence, dependency, drunkenness, habituation, heroin addiction, inebriation, nicotine addiction, T.B., TB, tuberculosis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \White plague\
Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.
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