rickettsia
See also: Rickettsia
English
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Etymology
editFrom translingual Rickettsia (genus name), from Howard Taylor Ricketts, equivalent to Ricketts + -ia.
Noun
editrickettsia (plural rickettsias or rickettsiae)
- Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice, that cause typhus and other diseases.
- (informal) Any bacterium of the order Rickettsiales.
Usage notes
editRickettsia has no connection with rickets, which is a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- Rickettsia (genus)
- Rickettsieae (tribus)
- Rickettsiaceae (familia)
- Rickettsiales (order)
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English riekettsia or French rickettsie.
Noun
editrickettsia f (plural rickettsii)
Spanish
editNoun
editrickettsia f (plural rickettsias)
Further reading
edit- “rickettsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
rickettsia on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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