Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flavobacteriosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flavobac-te-rio-sis
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any disease associated with the presence of flavobacteria

Example Sentences

"A common disease affecting Rainbow Trout in freshwater is flavobacteriosis (Flavobacterium psychrophilum) with characteristic skin ulcers and erosions as reported here (R. Avendaño, comm. pers. 2015)."

Etymology

From flavobacterium + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flavobacterium

Inflected Forms

flavobacterioses (plural)

Questions

What does flavobacteriosis mean?: Any disease associated with the presence of flavobacteria
Where does flavobacteriosis come from?: From flavobacterium + -osis.

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