Infection with rickettsiae.
- vesicular r. SYN: rickettsialpox.
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rick·ett·si·o·sis ri-.ket-sē-'ō-səs n, pl -o·ses -.sēz infection with or disease caused by a rickettsia <a mild \rickettsiosis>
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rick·ett·si·o·sis (rĭ-ket″se-oґsis) infection with rickettsiae.Medical dictionary. 2011.