An infectious,usually fatal bacterial disease of cattle and sometimes of sheep,goats,and swine,caused by Clostridium chauvoe and characterized by gas-containing swellings in the musculature.

• 气肿疽通常为致命的牛的传染性细菌疾病，有时为绵羊、山羊和猪，由气肿疽梭状芽孢杆菌引起，其特点为肌肉系统内充气肿大。