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English Dictionary: white plague by the DICT Development Group
2 results for white plague
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white plague
n
  1. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
    Synonym(s): pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague
  2. an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
    Synonym(s): drug addiction, white plague
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   White plague \White plague\
      Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.
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