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Legionnaires' disease — also Legionnaire s disease n pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Legionella (L. pneumophila), that is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever,… … Medical dictionary
legionnaires' disease — legionnaires ′ disease n. pat a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella, esp. L. pneumophila, typically acquired by inhaling airborne droplets from a contaminated water supply • Etymology: so called from its first reported… … From formal English to slang
legionnaires' disease — ► NOUN ▪ a form of bacterial pneumonia spread chiefly in water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems. ORIGIN so named because identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting (1976) … English terms dictionary
Legionnaires' disease — ☆ Legionnaires disease n. [after an outbreak of the illness at an American Legion convention in July, 1976] Informal an acute respiratory infection, often with pneumonia, caused by bacteria ( Legionella pneumophila) that may contaminate water or… … English World dictionary
Legionnaires' disease — noun acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache… … Useful english dictionary
legionnaires disease — le·gion·naires disease (le jən ārzґ) [legionnaires, members of the American Legion, whose convention in Philadelphia in 1976 was the scene of a highly publicized epidemic] see under disease … Medical dictionary
Legionnaires'disease — Le·gion·naires disease (lē jə nârzʹ) n. An acute, sometimes fatal respiratory disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Legionella, especially L. pneumophila, and characterized by severe pneumonia, headache, and a dry cough. [So called because … Universalium
legionnaires' disease — an infection of the lungs caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, named after an outbreak at the American Legion convention in Pennsylvania in 1976. Legionella organisms are widely found in water; outbreaks of the disease have been… … The new mediacal dictionary
Legionnaires' disease — (legionellosis) A pulmonary form of legionellosis, resulting from infection with Legionella pneumophila … Dictionary of microbiology
legionnaires' disease — Pathol. a type of acute pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila bacterium and characterized by fever, chest pain, cough, and muscle aches. [so called from its first reported occurrence, at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976] … Universalium
