different between chlamydia vs psittacosis

chlamydia

English

Etymology

New Latin from Ancient Greek ????????? (khlamúdion, small cloak), from ?????? (khlamús, cloak).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kl??m?d.i.?/

Noun

chlamydia (countable and uncountable, plural chlamydias or chlamydiae)

  1. (uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
  2. (countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Derived terms

  • chlamydaemia
  • chlamydiacidal
  • chlamydial
  • chlamydiosis

Translations

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psittacosis

English

Etymology

Latin psittacus (parrot) +? -osis

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?sit??ko?s?s/, [?si???ko?s?s]

Noun

psittacosis (countable and uncountable, plural psittacoses)

  1. (medicine) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

Synonyms

  • ornithosis
  • parrot disease
  • parrot fever

Derived terms

  • psittacotic

Translations

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