ornithosis
English
Etymology
ornitho- + -osis
Noun
ornithosis (countable and uncountable, plural ornithoses)
- (medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.
Synonyms
- avian chlamydiosis
- parrot disease
- parrot fever
- psittacosis
Derived terms
- ornithotic
Translations
infection
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