- rick|ett|si|al
- rick|ett|si|al «rih KEHT see uhl», adjective.of or having to do with the rickettsias.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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rick|ett|si|a — «rih KEHT see uh», noun, plural si|as, si|ae « seeee». any one of a genus of microorganisms intermediate between the bacteria and viruses, living in the tissue of arthropods and sometimes transmitted to humans, causing such diseases as Rocky… … Useful english dictionary
rick — car·rick; car·rick·ma·cross; der·rick·man; gar·rick; med·rick; rick·ard·ite; rick·et·i·ly; rick·et·i·ness; rick·ets; rick·etts·emia; rick·ett·sia; rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae; rick·ett·si·al; rick·ett·si·a·les; rick·ett·si·o·sis; rick·ett·sio·stat·ic;… … English syllables
ett — ev·er·ett; hatch·ett·ine; hew·ett·ite; ju·li·ett; pir·ou·ett·er; rack·ett; rick·ett·sia; rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae; rick·ett·si·al; rick·ett·si·a·les; rick·ett·si·o·sis; rick·ett·sio·stat·ic; suf·frag·ett·ism; beck·ett·ian; beck·ett; hatch·ett·ite; … English syllables
rickettsiaceae — rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae … English syllables
rickettsial — rick·ett·si·al … English syllables
rickettsiosis — rick·ett·si·o·sis (rĭ kĕt sē ōʹsĭs) n. pl. rick·ett·si·o·ses ( sēz) Infection with or disease caused by rickettsiae. * * * … Universalium
Rickettsiaceae — Rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae ri .ket sē ā sē .ē n pl a family of bacteria of the order Rickettsiales that are typically inhabitants of arthropod tissues, are capable in some cases of causing serious disease when transmitted to vertebrates including humans … Medical dictionary
Rickettsiales — Rick·ett·si·a·les ri .ket sē ā (.)lēz n pl an order of small pleomorphic gram negative bacteria that are obligate parasites living in vertebrates or in arthropods which often serve as vectors of those parasitic in vertebrates and are placed in… … Medical dictionary
rickettsia — rick•ett•si•a [[t]rɪˈkɛt si ə[/t]] n. pl. si•as, si•ae [[t] siˌi[/t]] mcr any of various rod shaped infectious microorganisms of the heterogeneous group Rickettsieae, formerly classified with the bacteria but markedly smaller and reproducing only … From formal English to slang
rickettsemia — rick·etts·emia or chiefly Brit rick·etts·ae·mia .rik ət sē mē ə n the abnormal presence of rickettsiae in the blood Rick·etts rik əts Howard Taylor (1871 1910) American pathologist. Ricketts is remembered for his discovery of the causative… … Medical dictionary
