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Psittacosis

nounid 115987·updated May 18, 2026
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an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
ornithosisparrot diseaseparrot fever
plural
Psittacosises
possessive
Psittacosis's
pluralpossessive
Psittacosises'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
§2
infectious disease of birds

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