listeriosis

listeriosis [li-steer-ee-oh-sis] Word Origin noun, plural lis·te·ri·o·ses [li-steer-ee-oh-seez] /lɪˌstɪər iˈoʊ siz/. Veterinary Pathology.

1. a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis.

Also lis·te·ri·a·sis [lis-tuh-ree-uh-sis] /ˌlɪs təˈri ə sɪs/. Origin of listeriosis First recorded in 1940–45; listeri(a) + -osis Also called circling disease. British Dictionary definitions for listeriosis listeriosis noun

1. a serious form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the genus Listeria . Its symptoms can include meningitis and in pregnant women it may cause damage to the fetus

listeriosis in Medicine listeriosis [lĭ-stîr′ē-ō′sĭs] n.

1. A bacterial disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes, affecting wild and domestic animals and occasionally humans and characterized by fever, meningitis, and encephalitis.