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English noun: psittacosis

1. psittacosis (state) infectious disease of birds


Synonymsparrot disease


Broader (hypernym)animal disease

2. psittacosis (state) an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds


Synonymsornithosis, parrot fever


Broader (hypernym)atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia









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