glanders (equinia) (glan-derz) n. an infectious disease of horses, donkeys, and mules that is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and can be transmitted to humans. Symptoms include fever and inflammation of the lymph nodes (a form of the disease known as farcy), skin, and nasal mucous membranes. Administration of antibiotics is usually effective.

glander †glandular swelling XV; (pl.) disease of horses XVI. — OF. glandre :- L. glandulæ pl. throat glands, swollen glands in the neck.