KLEBSIELLA

Meaning of KLEBSIELLA in English

[ ˌklɛbzɪ'ɛlə ]

■ noun a bacterium of a genus causing respiratory, urinary, and wound infections. [Genus Klebsiella .]

Origin

mod. L., from the name of the 19th-cent. German bacteriologist Theodore Klebs .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KLEBSIELLA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Edwin Klebs died 1913 German pathologist Date: 1928 any of a genus ( Klebsiella ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KLEBSIELLA — Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Klebsiella. They are gram-negative (see gram stain ), thrive better …
Английский словарь Британика
KLEBSIELLA — ˌklebzēˈelə, -epsē- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Edwin Klebs died 1913 German pathologist + New Latin -i- + -ella 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KLEBSIELLA — /kleb'zee el"euh, klep'see-/ , n. Bacteriol. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Klebsiella, certain species of which, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KLEBSIELLA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Edwin Klebs died 1913 German pathologist Date: 1928 : any of a genus ( Klebsiella …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KLEBSIELLA — [kleb.si.el.la] n [NL, fr. Edwin Klebs d. 1913 Ger. pathologist] (1928): any of a genus (Klebsiella) of nonmotile gram-negative frequently …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KLEBSIELLA — genus of rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Klebsiella organisms are categorized microbiologically as gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria. Klebsiella …
Britannica English vocabulary
KLEBSIELLA — n. Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Klebsiella. They are gram-negative (see gram stain ), thrive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KLEBSIELLA — A group of bacteria normally living in the intestinal tract and frequently the cause of nosocomial infections (infections acquired in …
English Dictionary of Medicine
KLEBSIELLA — A bacteria that frequently causes lung, urinary tract, intestinal, and wound infections.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
KLEBSIELLA — a type of bacteria that can cause respiratory disease (e.g., sinusitis, pneumonia), especially in immunocompromised individuals.
AIDS English Glossary
KLEBSIELLA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kleb-z ē - ' e-l ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Edwin Klebs † 1913 German …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PNEUMONIA — lung tissue caused by infection, foreign particle inhalation, or irradiation but usually by bacteria . Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the most …
Английский словарь Британика
COLISTIN — kəˈlistə̇n, kō- noun ( -s ) Etymology: colist- (from New Latin colistinus , specific epithet of the bacterium producing it) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PNEUMOBACILLUS — |n(y)ümō+ noun ( plural pneumobacilli ) Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + bacillus : a bacterium ( Klebsiella pneumoniae ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PNEUMOBACILLUS — /nooh'moh beuh sil"euhs, nyooh'-/ , n. , pl. pneumobacilli /-sil"uy/ . a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PNEUMONIA — inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue as a result of infection, inhalation of foreign particles, or irradiation. Many organisms, …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLIFORM BACTERIA — microorganisms that usually occur in the intestinal tract of animals, including man, and are the most widely accepted indicators of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CEPHALOSPORIN — any of a group of b-lactam antibiotics that inhibit the synthesis of a structural component of the bacterial cell wall. …
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SCREENING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES call screening routine monitoring/screening/inspection ▪ the routine screening of milk for contamination COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROUTINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy routine (= the jokes that form a comedy show ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH CERTIFICATE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But no body or death certificate was produced. ▪ He says, First locate where the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PNEUMONIA — n. Inflammation and solidification of lung tissue caused by infection, foreign particle inhalation, or irradiation but usually by bacteria . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ПНЕВМОНИЯ — воспаление легких вследствие разнообразных причин, среди которых - возбудители инфекции, химические раздражители и аутоиммунные реакции. Воспалением легких могут сопровождаться различные …
Русский словарь Colier
АНТИБИОТИКИ — АНТИБИОТИКИ Антибиотики произвели революцию в лечебной практике. Среди многочисленных антибиотиков, широко применяемых в качестве химиотерапевтических средств, в наибольших количествах используются …
Русский словарь Colier

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