noun
bangs
bangz
noun
1
Bang's disease, a bacterial infection (brucellosis) that mainly affects cattle and can spread to humans.
"The herd was tested for bangs before being sold."
How to Use Bangs
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn older, informal name for brucellosis in livestock, still used by farmers and vets.
Common mistake
Not the same word as "bangs" meaning a fringe of hair, or the plural of "bang" (a loud noise) — this is a specific veterinary disease name derived from a surname.
Word Forms
Bangses plural
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Etymology
Named after the Danish veterinarian Bernhard Bang, who identified the bacterium responsible in the 1890s.