psit|ta|co|sis

psit|ta|co|sis
psit|ta|co|sis «SIHT uh KOH sihs», noun.
a contagious virus disease occurring especially in parrots and related birds, communicable to people, in whom it is characterized by nausea, diarrhea, chills, and high fever; parrot fever.
[< New Latin psittacosis < Greek psittakós parrot + New Latin -osis -osis]

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  • psit — psit·ta·ceous; psit·ta·ci; psit·tac·i·dae; psit·ta·ci·for·mes; psit·ta·cism; psit·ta·co·mor·phae; psit·ta·co·sis; psit·ta·cot·ic; psit·ta·cus; psit·ta·cine; …   English syllables

  • psittacosis — psit·ta·co·sis …   English syllables

  • psittacosis — psit•ta•co•sis [[t]ˌsɪt əˈkoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans Also called parrot fever • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • psittacosis — An infectious disease in psittacine birds and humans caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Avian infections are mainly inapparent or latent, although acute disease does occur; human infections may result in mild disease with a flulike… …   Medical dictionary

  • ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

  • for — for·mic; for·mi·ca; For·mi·ca; for·mi·can; for·mi·ca·ri·idae; for·mi·car·i·um; for·mi·cary; for·mi·ca·tion; for·mic·i·dae; for·mi·cide; for·mi·civ·o·rous; for·mi·coi·dea; for·mi·col·o·gist; for·mi·da·bil·i·ty; for·mi·da·ble; For·mol; for·mol·ize; …   English syllables

  • Psittacus — noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey • Syn: ↑genus Psittacus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

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