ornithosis
[ awr-nuh-thoh-sis ]
/ ˌɔr nəˈθoʊ sɪs /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
Words nearby ornithosis
ornithophily,
ornithopod,
ornithopter,
ornithorhynchus,
ornithoscopy,
ornithosis,
oro,
oro y plata,
oro-,
orobanchaceous,
orodigitofacial
British Dictionary definitions for ornithosis
ornithosis
/ (ˌɔːnɪˈθəʊsɪs) /
noun
a disease identical to psittacosis that occurs in birds other than parrots and can be transmitted to man
Medical definitions for ornithosis
ornithosis
[ ôr′nə-thō′sĭs ]
n.
A disease of birds caused by Chlamydia psittaci and contracted by humans through contact with infected birds.