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Psittacosis

noun

/ˌsitəˈkoʊsɨs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAn infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

Synonyms

ornithosis parrot disease parrot fever lymphogranuloma chlamydiosis choriocapillaritis chlamydiasis piscirickettsiosis coccidiosis pasteurellosis coccidioidosis paracoccidioidomycosis

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