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ehrlichiosis

ehrlichiosis noun: a tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.

Noun

ehrlichiosis (countable and uncountable, plural ehrlichioses)

  1. A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
    Synonyms:
    heartwater

Synonyms of ehrlichiosis

Forms of ehrlichiosis

pluralehrlichioses

Origin of ehrlichiosis

From Translingual Ehrlichia + English -osis.

Questions about ehrlichiosis

What does ehrlichiosis mean?
Ehrlichiosis means a tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
What part of speech is ehrlichiosis?
Ehrlichiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of ehrlichiosis?
The plural of ehrlichiosis is ehrlichioses.

Words near ehrlichiosis in the dictionary

  1. ehrlichemic
  2. Ehrliches
  3. ehrlichial
  4. ehrlichiasis
  5. ehrlichioses
  6. ehrlichiosis
  7. Ehrlichman
  8. Ehrlichmans
  9. Ehrman
  10. Ehrmann
  11. Ehrmanns

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