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campylobacterosis

campylobacterosis noun: a gastrointestinal condition characterized by diarrhea etc., caused by eating raw or unpasteurised food contaminated with campylobacteria.

Noun

campylobacterosis (uncountable)

  1. A gastrointestinal condition characterized by diarrhea etc., caused by eating raw or unpasteurised food contaminated with campylobacteria.

Origin of campylobacterosis

From campylobacter + -osis.

Questions about campylobacterosis

What does campylobacterosis mean?
Campylobacterosis means a gastrointestinal condition characterized by diarrhea etc., caused by eating raw or unpasteurised food contaminated with campylobacteria.
What part of speech is campylobacterosis?
Campylobacterosis is a noun.

Words near campylobacterosis in the dictionary

  1. campylobacteria
  2. campylobacterial
  3. campylobacterioses
  4. campylobacteriosis
  5. campylobacterium
  6. campylobacterosis
  7. campylobacters
  8. campylomorph
  9. campylomorphs
  10. campylon
  11. campylophage

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