pseudotuberculosis

noun

pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis | \ ˈsü-dō-tu̇-ˌbər-kyə-ˈlō-səs

, -tyu̇- \

Definition of pseudotuberculosis

: any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (such as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus

Examples of pseudotuberculosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the diagnosis of Y. pseudotuberculosis would turn out to be wrong. — Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021 On June 30, 2020, the lab reported that the man tested positive for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a bacterium that can spread from animals to people and can cause fever, abdominal pain and, in some cases, a rash and blood infection. — Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021 Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the earliest common ancestor of all those plague strains probably branched off from the bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis some time between 5,727 and 6,797 years ago. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 12 June 2018 These strains provided an intermediate version between Y. pseudotuberculosis and modern Y. pestis. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015 Recent genetic work has traced the plague’s evolutionary precursor back to the relatively harmless gastrointestinal pathogen Y. pseudotuberculosis, which only causes mild diarrhea. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015 These strains provided an intermediate version between Y. pseudotuberculosis and modern Y. pestis. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015 Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the earliest common ancestor of all those plague strains probably branched off from the bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis some time between 5,727 and 6,797 years ago. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 12 June 2018 See More

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pseudotuberculosis

noun

pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis | \ -t(y)u̇-ˌbər-kyə-ˈlō-səs

plural pseudotuberculoses\ -ˌsēz

Medical Definition of pseudotuberculosis

1 : any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus

2 : caseous lymphadenitis