单词 | avian influenza |
释义 | avian influenza[ ey-vee-uhn in-floo-en-zuh ] / ˈeɪ vi ən ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə / noun Pathologya form of influenza that afflicts poultry and other birds, and that is transmissible to humans: An earlier outbreak of avian influenza had been reported in the Northeast last month. Also a·vi·an flu [ey-vee-uhn floo] /ˈeɪ vi ən ˌflu/ . Also called bird flu [burd-floo], /ˈbɜrd ˌflu/, fowl plague [foul-pleyg] /ˈfaʊl ˌpleɪg/ . Origin of avian influenzaFirst recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby avian influenzaavgas, avgolemono, avi-, avian, avian flu, avian influenza, avianize, avian leukosis-sarcoma complex, aviarist, aviary, aviate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for avian influenzaavian influenza n.A potentially fatal infection in birds caused by any of various subtypes of the influenza type A virus, especially the H5N1 virus, which is highly contagious among birds and can be transmitted to humans who have been in direct contact with infected birds. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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