HyperDic: ornithosis

English > 1 sense of the word ornithosis:
NOUNstateornithosis, psittacosis, parrot feveran atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
English > ornithosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds.
Synonymspsittacosis, parrot fever
Broaderatypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumoniaAn acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing
Spanishpsitacosis
Catalanpsitacosi

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