Definition of Black death

1. Noun. The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe.

Exact synonyms: Black Plague
Generic synonyms: Bubonic Plague, Glandular Plague, Pestis Bubonica

Definition of Black death

1. Proper noun. (disease historical) A pandemic outbreak (often attributed to bubonic plague) throughout Europe and most of Asia in the 14th century that killed nearly half the population of Europe and Asia. ¹

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Medical Definition of Black death

1. Yersinina pestis is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, faculatively anaerobic bacterial species in the family Enterobacteriaceae. It causes bubonic plaque, which is transmitted by rodent fleas. Historically known as the Black Plague, this disease devastated Europe and Asia in the 1300s. It still exists today and is characterised by sudden high fever, chills, excessively swollen and tender lymph nodes (buboes), followed by tissue bleeding and gangrene. Other complications include pneumonia and septicaemia. (12 Nov 1997)

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