英语词汇“rickettsia”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rick•ett•si•a n., pl. -si•ae -si•as

Microbiologyany member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Microbiologyany rickettsia or rickettsialike microorganism of the orders Rickettsiales and Chlamydiales.

Neo-Latin, after Howard T. Ricketts (1871–1910), U.south, southern. pathologist; see -ia
1915–20

rick•ett′si•al, adj.

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rickettsia /rɪˈkɛtsɪə/ n ( pl -siae / -sɪˌiː/, -sias)

any of a group of parasitic bacteria that live in the tissues of ticks, mites, and other arthropods, and cause disease when transmitted to man and other animals

Etymology: 20th Century: named after Howard T. Ricketts (1871–1910), US pathologist

rickˈettsial adj

单词	rickettsia
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 rick•ett•si•a (ri ket′sē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -si•ae (-sē ē′),USA pronunciation -si•as (-sē əz).USA pronunciation Microbiologyany member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Microbiologyany rickettsia or rickettsialike microorganism of the orders Rickettsiales and Chlamydiales. Neo-Latin, after Howard T. Ricketts (1871–1910), U.south, southern. pathologist; see -ia 1915–20 rick•ett′si•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rickettsia /rɪˈkɛtsɪə/ n ( pl -siae / -sɪˌiː/, -sias) any of a group of parasitic bacteria that live in the tissues of ticks, mites, and other arthropods, and cause disease when transmitted to man and other animals Etymology: 20th Century: named after Howard T. Ricketts (1871–1910), US pathologist rickˈettsial adj
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