DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
listeriosis
/lɪ,stiri'oʊsɪs/ · lɪstirioʊsɪs
Listeriosis has 5 syllables: lis · te · ri · o · sis.
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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.
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