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melioidosis

[ mel-ee-oi-doh-sis ]
/ ˌmɛl i ɔɪˈdoʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
a contagious pulmonary disease of rodents that is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei and is frequently transmitted to humans in moist climates of southeastern Asia.
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Origin of melioidosis

1920–25; <Greek mēlí(s) glanders, or a similar distemper affecting asses + -oid + -osis

Words nearby melioidosis

melilite, Melilla, melilot, Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma
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