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escherichiosis

escherichiosis noun: an infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Escherichia, especially Escherichia coli.

Noun

escherichiosis (countable and uncountable, plural escherichioses)

  1. An infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Escherichia, especially Escherichia coli.

Forms of escherichiosis

pluralescherichioses

Origin of escherichiosis

From translingual Escherichia + -osis.

Questions about escherichiosis

What does escherichiosis mean?
Escherichiosis means an infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Escherichia, especially Escherichia coli.
What part of speech is escherichiosis?
Escherichiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of escherichiosis?
The plural of escherichiosis is escherichioses.

Words near escherichiosis in the dictionary

  1. Escher sentence
  2. Escher sentences
  3. Escheresque
  4. Escherian
  5. escherichioses
  6. escherichiosis
  7. Esches
  8. Eschete
  9. Eschetes
  10. eschevin
  11. eschevins

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