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psit·ta·co·sis
\ˌsid.ə̇ˈkōsə̇s, -d.ēˈk-\ noun
(plural psittaco·ses \-ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin psittacus parrot + -osis
: an infectious disease of birds that is caused by a rickettsia of the genus Chlamydia (C. psittaci), is marked by diarrhea and wasting, and is transmissible to man in whom it is usually manifested as an atypical pneumonia accompanied by high fever; especially : the form of this disease that originates in psittacine birds — see ornithosis |