proteosis

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noun

An infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Proteus.

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Meanings

nounproteosis (countable and uncountable, plural proteoses)

plural proteoses

  1. countableuncountableAn infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Proteus.

Origin

From translingual Proteus + -osis.

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APA

proteosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteosis

MLA

“proteosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proteosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteosis.

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