LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE


Meaning of LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnerz- ]

noun

also Legionnaire's disease

Etymology: from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976

Date: 1976

: a lobar pneumonia caused by a bacterium ( Legionella pneumophila )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.