ornithosis

English

Etymology

ornitho- +‎ -osis

Noun

ornithosis (countable and uncountable, plural ornithoses)

(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.

Synonyms

Derived terms

ornithotic

Translations

infection

Czech: ornitóza f
Danish: ornithosis c
Dutch: ornithose f, vogelchlamydiose f
Esperanto: ornitozo
French: ornithose f, chlamydiose aviaire f
German: Ornithose f

Italian: ornitosi f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ornitose m, fuglesyke m, fuglesjuke m, aviær klamydiose m

Nynorsk: ornitose m, fuglesjuke m, aviær klamydiose m
Spanish: ornitosis f
Swedish: ornithos c

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