'White plague' definitions:
Definition of 'white plague'
(from WordNet)
noun
Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague]
noun
An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn: drug addiction, white plague]
Definition of 'White plague'
From: GCIDE
- White plague \White plague\ Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]