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psittacosis

US/ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/

psittacosis noun: an infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

Noun

psittacosis (countable and uncountable, plural psittacoses)

  1. An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

psittacosis meaning in Tamil

psittacosis in Tamil

கிளித்தொற்றுக் காய்ச்சல், வளைமூக்குப் பறவைகள் நோய், சிற்றாக்கோசிசு, கிளாமிடியாசிட்டகோசிஸ் நோய், கிளிநோய்

Synonyms of psittacosis

Forms of psittacosis

pluralpsittacoses

Origin of psittacosis

From Latin psittacus (“parrot”) + -osis. By surface analysis, psittac- + -osis.

Words formed from psittacosis

Questions about psittacosis

What does psittacosis mean?
Psittacosis means an infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.
What is psittacosis in Tamil?
Psittacosis in Tamil is கிளித்தொற்றுக் காய்ச்சல், வளைமூக்குப் பறவைகள் நோய், சிற்றாக்கோசிசு. See Psittacosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is psittacosis?
Psittacosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce psittacosis?
Psittacosis is pronounced /ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of psittacosis?
The plural of psittacosis is psittacoses.

Words near psittacosis in the dictionary

  1. psittacosaurids
  2. psittacosaurs
  3. psittacosaurus
  4. psittacosauruses
  5. psittacoses
  6. psittacosis
  7. psittacotic
  8. psittaculid
  9. psittaculids
  10. psivamp
  11. psivamps

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