ornithosis

American  

[awr-nuh-thoh-sis] / ˌɔr nəˈθoʊ sɪs /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.

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ornithosis British  

/ ˌɔːnɪˈθəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a disease identical to psittacosis that occurs in birds other than parrots and can be transmitted to man

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Etymology

Origin of ornithosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1830–40; ornith-, -osis

Example Sentences

Another early suspect was ornithosis, a disease transmitted through bird droppings and direct handling of infected birds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both behave so much alike that medical men now refer to all bird-borne virus pneumonias as ornithosis, and call both viruses "members of the psittacosis group."

From Time Magazine Archive

"The picture in Philadelphia fits ornithosis like a glove," said Dr. Pascal Imperato, chief epidemiologist of the New York City health department.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'll have to brush up on pullorum, ornithosis, coccidosis, leukosis, perosis, and Ochsner knows how many other-osises and—itises.

From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)