psit·ta·co·sis (s t  -k  ss)n. An infectious disease of parrots and related birds caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci, that is communicable to humans, in whom it produces high fever, severe headache, and symptoms similar to pneumonia. Also called parrot fever. [New Latin psittac sis : Latin psittacus, parrot (from Greek psittakos) + -osis.]psit ta·cotic (-k tk, -ktk) adj. |
psittacosis [ˌsɪtəˈkəʊsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (Medicine / Pathology) a disease of parrots, caused by the obligate intracellular parasite Chlamydia psittaci, that can be transmitted to man, in whom it produces inflammation of the lungs and pneumonia Also called parrot fever, ornithosis
[from New Latin, from Latin psittacus a parrot, from Greek psittakos; see -osis]
psittacosis
a disease of parrots and other birds communicable to human beings. — psittacotic, adj.
See also: Birds
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | psittacosis - infectious disease of birds animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
| 2. | psittacosis - an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds 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 |
Translations
psittacosis
n → Papageienkrankheit f, → Psittakose f (spec)
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