炭疽杆菌 tànjūgǎnjūn anthrax bacterium Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 炭疽 tànjū noun anthrax An acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium 炭疽杆菌 tànjūgǎnjūn; primarily affects cattle and sheep but can be transmitted to humans.杆菌 桿菌 gǎnjūn bacillus bacillus; any rod-shaped bacteria