[shi.gel.la] n, pl -gel.lae also -gellas [NL, fr. Kiyoshi Shiga d. 1957 Jp. bacteriologist] (1937): any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and esp. humans
SHIGELLA
Meaning of SHIGELLA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012