 psittacosis |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) infectious disease of birds | |
| Synonyms: | parrot_fever parrot_disease | |
| Related terms: | animal_disease | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds | |
| Synonyms: | parrot_fever ornithosis | |
| Related terms: | pneumonia atypical_pneumonia | |
| Similar spelling: |
psittacosaur psittacosaurus Psittacus Psittacula Psittaciformes Psittacidae |
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