pseudotuberculosis

American  

[soo-doh-too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, -tyoo-] / ˌsu doʊ tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, -tyʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. an acute, sometimes fatal disease of rodents, birds, and other animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Yersinia (Pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules resembling those that result from tuberculosis.

2. any disease resembling tuberculosis but caused by an organism other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Etymology

Origin of pseudotuberculosis

First recorded in 1895–1900; pseudo- + tuberculosis; pseudotuberculosis def. 1 after the species name of the bacterium causing the disease

Example Sentences

Hence, our data lay a strong foundation for understanding the function of other pathogens, including human pathogenic bacteria such as Y. pestis and Y. pseudotuberculosis.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014