Definitions

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  • adjective Burnet (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Burnet's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Burnet.

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Examples

  • Q Fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, which is almost always related to direct or indirect contact with infected animals.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • Q Fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, which is almost always related to direct or indirect contact with infected animals.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • The doctor had found several helpful things: the presence of bone marrow in the blood, indicating a severe bone fracture; sepsis, suggesting a deep cut or abrasion, and the presence of Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria responsible for Q fever, a zoonotic disease—one transmitted from animals to people.

    The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002

  • The doctor had found several helpful things: the presence of bone marrow in the blood, indicating a severe bone fracture; sepsis, suggesting a deep cut or abrasion, and the presence of Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria responsible for Q fever, a zoonotic disease—one transmitted from animals to people.

    The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002

  • The doctor had found several helpful things: the presence of bone marrow in the blood, indicating a severe bone fracture; sepsis, suggesting a deep cut or abrasion, and the presence of Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria responsible for Q fever, a zoonotic disease — one transmitted from animals to people.

    The Stone Monkey Deaver, Jeffery 2002

  • The doctor had found several helpful things: the presence of bone marrow in the blood, indicating a severe bone fracture; sepsis, suggesting a deep cut or abrasion, and the presence of Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria responsible for Q fever, a zoonotic disease—one transmitted from animals to people.

    The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 2002

  • The doctor had found several helpful things: the presence of bone marrow in the blood, indicating a severe bone fracture; sepsis, suggesting a deep cut or abrasion, and the presence of Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria responsible for Q fever, a zoonotic disease—one transmitted from animals to people.

    A Lincoln Rhyme eBook Boxed Set Jeffery Deaver 2001

  • The proposed rule includes information about the long-term health effects potentially associated with the nine diseases: Brucellosis, Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), malaria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nontyphoid Salmonella, Shigella, Visceral leishmaniasis and West Nile virus.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

  • The proposed rule includes information about the long-term health effects potentially associated with the nine diseases: Brucellosis, Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), malaria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nontyphoid Salmonella, Shigella, Visceral leishmaniasis and West Nile virus.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

  • The proposed rule includes information about the long-term health effects potentially associated with the nine diseases: Brucellosis, Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), malaria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nontyphoid Salmonella, Shigella, Visceral leishmaniasis and West Nile virus.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

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