| 单词 | legionnaires' disease |
| 释义 | legionnaires' diseasenoun Pathology.a type of acute pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila bacterium and characterized by fever, chest pain, cough, and muscle aches. Origin of legionnaires' diseaseSo called from its first reported occurrence, at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976 Words nearby legionnaires' diseaseLegionella, Legionella bozemanii, Legionella micdadei, Legionella pneumophilia, legionnaire, legionnaires' disease, Legion of Honor, Legion of Honour, Legion of Merit, legis., legislate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for legionnaires' diseaselegionnaire's disease legionnaires' diseasenouna serious, sometimes fatal, infection, caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, which has symptoms similar to those of pneumonia: believed to be spread by inhalation of contaminated water vapour from showers and air-conditioning plants Word Origin for legionnaire's diseaseC20: after the outbreak at a meeting of the American Legion at Philadelphia in 1976 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for legionnaires' diseaseLegionnaires' disease [ lē′jə-nârz′ ] n.An acute, sometimes fatal respiratory disease caused by Legionella pneumophila and characterized by severe pneumonia, headache, and a dry cough.legionellosis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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