ornithosis

Noun

Meaning

an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

psittacosis parrot fever black death hepatitis madness leprosy influenza diphtheria measles meningitis herpes rabies lockjaw malaria cholera
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Hypernyms

atypical pneumonia mycoplasmal pneumonia primary atypical pneumonia

Close letter words and terms

ornithoscopic ornithoscopist ornithoscopy ornithosuchid ornithothoracine ornithotomical