rickettsia

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English

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Etymology

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From translingual Rickettsia (genus name), from Howard Taylor Ricketts, equivalent to Ricketts +‎ -ia.

Noun

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rickettsia (plural rickettsias or rickettsiae)

  1. 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.
  2. (informal) Any bacterium of the order Rickettsiales.

Usage notes

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Rickettsia has no connection with rickets, which is a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English riekettsia or French rickettsie.

Noun

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rickettsia f (plural rickettsii)

  1. rickettsia

Spanish

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Noun

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rickettsia f (plural rickettsias)

  1. rickettsia

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