/li stear'ee oh"sis/ , n. , pl. listerioses /-seez/ . Vet. Pathol.
a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis.
Also, listeriasis /lis'teuh ree"euh sis/ . Also called circling disease .
[ 1940-45; LISTERI(A) + -OSIS ]