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rickettsialpox

rickettsialpox noun: an illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.

Noun

rickettsialpox (uncountable)

  1. An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.

Origin of rickettsialpox

From rickettsial + pox.

Questions about rickettsialpox

What does rickettsialpox mean?
Rickettsialpox means an illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
What part of speech is rickettsialpox?
Rickettsialpox is a noun.

Words near rickettsialpox in the dictionary

  1. rickettsia
  2. rickettsiae
  3. rickettsiaemic
  4. rickettsiaes
  5. rickettsial
  6. rickettsialpox
  7. rickettsias
  8. rickettsiemia
  9. rickettsiemic
  10. rickettsiological
  11. rickettsiologist

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