psittacosis

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/ (US)
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/ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/ (US) · [ˌsiɾəˈkoʊsɪs] (US)

Definition of psittacosis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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