LEGIONELLA

Meaning of LEGIONELLA in English

/lee'jeuh nel"euh/ , n.

a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LEGIONELLA — ˌlējəˈnelə noun Etymology: New Latin, from English legion naire + New Latin -ella 1. capitalized : a genus of gram-negative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEGIONELLA — [ ˌli:dʒə'nɛlə ] ■ noun ( plural ~e -li: ) the bacterium responsible for legionnaires' disease. [ Legionella pneumophila .] …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEGIONELLA — legionell|a BrE AmE ˌliːdʒ ə ˈnel |ə ▷ legionell|ae iː ▷ legionell|as əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEGIONELLA — n. the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which causes legionnaires' disease.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEGIONELLA — n. the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which causes legionnaires' disease.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEGIONELLA — n. the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which causes legionnaires' disease.
Oxford English vocab
LEGIONELLA — A genus of bacteria, some species of which have caused a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires Disease.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
LEGIONELLA — The bacteria causing Legionaire's disease.
English Dictionary of Medicine
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — also Legionnaire's disease noun Etymology: from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976 Date: 1976 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE — Type of pneumonia , first identified in American Legion conventioneers in 1976, 29 of whom died. The cause was identified …
Английский словарь Британика
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — noun also legionnaire's disease Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: so called from its first recognized occurrence at a 1976 American …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — Pathol. a type of acute pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila bacterium and characterized by fever, chest pain, cough, and muscle …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — noun also Legionnaire's disease Etymology: from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976 Date: 1976 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — [Legionnaires' disease] also Legionnaire's disease n [fr. its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976] (1976): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PNEUMONIA — inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue as a result of infection, inhalation of foreign particles, or irradiation. Many organisms, …
Britannica English vocabulary
INFECTION — in medicine, the invasion of the body by any of various infectious agentsincluding bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and wormsand the …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE — form of pneumonia first identified in 1976 as caused by a previously unknown bacillus subsequently named Legionella pneumophila. The name …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEGIONNAIRE — n. 1 a member of a foreign legion. 2 a member of the American Legion or the Royal British Legion. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEGIONNAIRE — n. 1 a member of a foreign legion. 2 a member of the American Legion or the Royal British Legion. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEGIONNAIRE — n.1 a member of a foreign legion. 2 a member of the American Legion or the Royal British Legion. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a church tower ▪ I looked at the clock on the church tower. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREVIOUSLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE unknown ▪ The apes are exhibiting previously unknown resources of problem solving, and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PNEUMONIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bacterial ▪ Logistic regression models were used to determine which variables significantly and independently …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACTERIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE aerobic ▪ A specimen of the fluid was used for bacteriological studies including microscopy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE — Type of pneumonia , first identified in American Legion conventioneers in 1976, 29 of whom died. The cause was identified …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SURFACE-WATER TREATMENT RULE — Rule that specifies maximum contaminant level goals for Giardia lamblia, viruses, and Legionella and promulgates filtration and disinfection requirements for …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
LEGIONAIRE'S DISEASE — A disease (first identified at the 1976 American Legion convention) due to bacteria (Legionella) found in plumbing, shower heads and …
English Dictionary of Medicine
LEGIONELLOSIS — an upper-respiratory tract infection caused by Legionella bacteria, which are widely distributed in nature and may be spread via contaminated …
AIDS English Glossary
LEGIONAIRES' DISEASE — (медицина) "болезнь легионеров" (тяжелая форма пневмонии; возбудитель - Legionella premophilia)
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