- Parrot’s disease
- syphilitic infantile paralysis (named for a French physician—Jules Marie Parrot)
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Parrot’s disease
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Parrot (disambiguation) — Parrot can refer to:* Parrots (psittacines), any of about 353 species of bird belonging to the biological order Psittaciformes, which includes: **True parrots **Cockatoos * Psittacosis (parrot disease or parrot fever), an infectious disease of… … Wikipedia
parrot disease — noun infectious disease of birds • Syn: ↑psittacosis • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun or parrot fever : psittacosis * * * … Useful english dictionary
Parrot fever (psittacosis) — An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially caged birds like parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds and also in turkey processing plants. The bacteria enter the human body by inhalation of… … Medical dictionary
parrot fever — noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from birds such as parrots, pigeons, sparrows, ducks, and many other species of bird. Syn: ornithosis, parrot disease, psittacosis … Wiktionary
parrot fever — Pathol. psittacosis. Also called parrot disease. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
parrot fever — /ˈpærət fivə/ (say paruht feevuh) noun → psittacosis. Also, parrot disease …
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Parrot — Jules, French physician, 1829–1883. See P. disease … Medical dictionary
parrot disease — noun psittacosis … Wiktionary
parrot disease — see psittacosis * * * psittacosis … Medical dictionary
