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psittacosis

psit·ta·co·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sit-uh-koh-sis]
    • /ˌsɪt əˈkoʊ sɪs/
    • /ˌsɪ.təˈk.əʊ.sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sit-uh-koh-sis]
    • /ˌsɪt əˈkoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of psittacosis word

  • noun psittacosis a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans. 1
  • noun psittacosis a disease of parrots, caused by the obligate intracellular parasite Chlamydia psittaci, that can be transmitted to man, in whom it produces inflammation of the lungs and pneumonia 0
  • noun psittacosis an acute or chronic disease of birds, esp. birds of the parrot order, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia psittaci): often transmitted to humans, in whom it is characterized by fever and pneumonia 0

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Origin of psittacosis

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Latin psittac(us) parrot (< Greek psittakós) + -osis

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Parts of speech for Psittacosis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

psittacosis popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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