腺鼠疫 xiànshǔyì bubonic plague Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 腺 xiàn noun gland gland; organ or group of cells that produces and secretes chemical substances鼠疫 shǔyì the plague A highly contagious and often fatal disease caused by bacteria and transmitted to humans by fleas from infected rodents; also known as 黑死病 hēisǐbìng.
