yersiniosis
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Related to yersiniosis: Yersinia pestis, yersinia
yer·sin·i·o·sis
(yer-sin'ē-ō'sis),A common human infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica and marked by diarrhea, enteritis, pseudoappendicitis, ileitis, erythema nodosum, and sometimes septicemia or acute arthritis.
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yersiniosis
(yər-sĭn′ē-ō′sĭs)n.
An intestinal disease with symptoms resembling those of appendicitis, occurring chiefly in children and young adults and caused by a species of yersinia (Yersinia enterocolitica) that infects humans and animals.
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yer·sin·i·o·sis
(yĕr-sin'ē-ō'sis)A common human infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica marked by diarrhea, enteritis, pseudoappendicitis, ileitis, erythema nodosum, and sometimes septicemia or acute arthritis.
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Yersin,
Alexandre Émil Jean, Swiss bacteriologist and surgeon, 1863-1943.Yersinia enterocolitica - a species causing yersiniosis.
Yersinia pestis - a species causing plague. Synonym(s): Kitasato bacillus
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis - a species causing pseudotuberculosis in birds and rodents; rarely in humans Synonym(s): Pasteurella pestis
yersiniosis - infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica.
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yer·sin·i·o·sis
(yĕr-sin'ē-ō'sis)A common human infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica marked by diarrhea, enteritis, pseudoappendicitis, ileitis, erythema nodosum, and sometimes septicemia or acute arthritis.
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