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(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever..
Use ornithosis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ornithosis means (medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever..
Common synonyms include avian chlamydiosis, parrot disease, parrot fever, psittacosis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ornithosis where its definition matches the intended context.
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