paratuberculosis

English

Etymology

para- +‎ tuberculosis

Noun

paratuberculosis (uncountable)

  1. A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
  2. (pathology) A disease similar to tuberculosis in which the living bacillus is not present

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.ra.tu.berˈku.lo.sis/, [pa.ra.tʊ.bɛrˈkʊ.ɫɔ.sɪs]

Adjective

paratuberculosis (neuter paratuberculose); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) That does not normally produce tubercules

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative paratuberculosis paratuberculose paratuberculosēs paratuberculosia
Genitive paratuberculosis paratuberculosium
Dative paratuberculosī paratuberculosibus
Accusative paratuberculosem paratuberculose paratuberculosēs
paratuberculosīs		 paratuberculosia
Ablative paratuberculosī paratuberculosibus
Vocative paratuberculosis paratuberculose paratuberculosēs paratuberculosia

Derived terms
  • Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Usage notes
  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally inflected except in the nominative singular.
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