psittacosis

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Etymology

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Latin psittacus (parrot) +‎ -osis

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/, [ˌsiɾəˈkoʊsɪs]

Noun

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psittacosis (countable and uncountable, plural psittacoses)

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

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