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noun
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from many species of bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: psittacosis, ornithosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia
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