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ornithosis

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or·ni·tho·sis  (ôrn-thss)
n.
Psittacosis, especially as contracted by humans from birds.
ornithosis [ˌɔːnɪˈθəʊsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (Medicine) a disease identical to psittacosis that occurs in birds other than parrots and can be transmitted to man
ornithosis
psittacosis, partieularly in birds other than those of the parrot family.
See also: Birds
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Noun1.ornithosis - an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
parrot fever, psittacosis
atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia - an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
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According to the officials at Matsue Vogel Park, five female employees who were taking care of birds were hospitalized after complaining of symptoms consistent with pneumonia in December, and four of them were diagnosed with psittacosis, also known as parrot fever or ornithosis.
Shimane bird park partly shut after 5 develop psittacosis by Japan Weekly Monitor
I am aware that the distinction between Latinate words and words of Greek origin is not always clear-cut, for instance ornithic, which is often thought to be from Greek, although AHD posits a New Latin form ornithosis from Greek ornis.
Collateral adjectives, Latinate vocabulary, and English morphology ... by Koshiishi, Tetsuya / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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