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rickettsial

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rick·ett·si·a  (r-kts-)
n. pl. rick·ett·si·ae (-s-)
Any of various bacteria of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by many ticks, fleas, and lice, that cause diseases such as typhus, scrub typhus, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.
[New Latin Rickettsia, genus name, after Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910), American pathologist.]
rick·ettsi·al adj.
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Adj.1.rickettsial - relating to or caused by rickettsias
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