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psittacosis.

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

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/US[ˌsiɾəˈkoʊsɪs]US
  1. An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin psittacus (“parrot”) + -osis. By surface analysis, psittac- + -osis.

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