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psittacosis Definition

psit·ta·co·sis (sit′ə kōsis)

noun

an acute or chronic disease of birds, esp. birds of the parrot order, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia psittaci): often transmitted to humans, in whom it is characterized by fever and pneumonia

Etymology: ModL < L psittacus < Gr psittakos, parrot + -osis

psittacosis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: This proved to be invaluable and we very rapidly came to the conclusion that we probably had psittacosis.

Noun used with modifier

  • disease: The test is not a diagnosis of the disease psittacosis, it detects the organism Chlamydophila psittaci.

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