Synonyms of psittacosis

Noun


1. psittacosis, parrot disease, animal disease

usage: infectious disease of birds

2. psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis, atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia

usage: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

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Definition and meaning of psittacosis (Dictionary)