Definitions for: White Plague

[n] an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
[n] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Webster (1913) Definition: White plague
Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.

Synonyms: consumption, drug addiction, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease

See Also: addiction, alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, dependence, dependency, drunkenness, habituation, heroin addiction, inebriation, nicotine addiction, T.B., TB, tuberculosis

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