PSITTACOSIS


Meaning of PSITTACOSIS in English

n. a contagious viral disease of birds transmissible (esp. from parrots) to human beings as a form of pneumonia.

[ mod.L f. L psittacus (as PSITTACINE) + -OSIS ]

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