listeriosis meaning

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listeriosis (noun): an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms.

Definition of listeriosis

  1. an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

    Synonyms: listeria meningitis

    Type of: infectious disease

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LI · words ending in IS · 11-letter words

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