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lis·te·ri·o·sis
\(ˌ)liˌstirēˈōsə̇s\ noun
also lis·ter·el·lo·sis \ˌlistərəˈlōsə̇s\
(plural listerio·ses also listerello·ses \-ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Listeria or Listerella + -osis
: a serious commonly fatal disease of a great variety of wild and domestic mammals and birds and occasionally man caused by a bacterium (Listeria monocytogenes) and taking the form of a severe encephalitis accompanied by disordered movements usually ending in paralysis, fever, monocytosis, and sometimes abortion — compare circling disease |