welder's anthrax

noun

A disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.

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Meanings

nounwelder's anthrax (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.

Origin

Coined in 2022 in a paper that noted a cluster of cases.

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APA

welder's anthrax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welder's%20anthrax

MLA

“welder's anthrax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welder's%20anthrax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welder's anthrax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welder's%20anthrax.

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