| NOUN | state | ornithosis, psittacosis, parrot fever | an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds |
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| Meaning | An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds. | |
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| Synonyms | psittacosis, parrot fever | |
| Broader | atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia | An acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing |
| Spanish | psitacosis | |
| Catalan | psitacosi | |
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