listeriosis

[ li-steer-ee-oh-sis ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

, plural lis·te·ri·o·ses [li-steer-ee-, oh, -seez].

1. a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis.

listeriosis

/ lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a serious form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the genus Listeria . Its symptoms can include meningitis and in pregnant women it may cause damage to the fetus

Word History and Origins

Origin of listeriosis¹

First recorded in 1940–45; listeri(a) + -osis