n.
Pronunciation: shi- ' ge-l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gel · lae \ - ' ge-( ˌ )l ē , -( ˌ )l ī \ also -gellas
Etymology: New Latin, from Kiyoshi Shiga † 1957 Japanese bacteriologist
Date: 1937
1 : any of a genus ( Shigella ) of nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
2 : SHIGELLOSIS