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psittacosis

noun

An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

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Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
SI
Scrabble score
15

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌsitəˈkoʊsɨs

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Definitions

noun

  1. An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

noun

  1. Infectious disease of birds

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Synonyms

ornithosis

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