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salmonella
[ sal-muh-nel-uh ]
/ ˌsæl məˈnɛl ə /
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noun, plural sal·mo·nel·lae [sal-muh-nel-ee]. /ˌsæl məˈnɛl i/. Bacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.
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Origin of salmonella
<New Latin (1900), after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), U.S. pathologist; see -ella
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British Dictionary definitions for salmonella
salmonella
/ (ˌsælməˈnɛlə) /
noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)
any Gram-negative rod-shaped aerobic bacterium of the genus Salmonella, including S. typhosa, which causes typhoid fever, and many species (notably S. enteritidis) that cause food poisoning (salmonellosis): family Enterobacteriaceae
Word Origin for salmonella
C19: New Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), US veterinary surgeon
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Medical definitions for salmonella (1 of 2)
salmonella
[ săl′mə-nĕl′ə ]
n. pl. sal•mo•nel•lae (-nĕl′ē)
Any of various gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Salmonella, many of which are pathogenic, causing food poisoning, typhoid, and paratyphoid fever in humans and other infectious diseases in domestic animals.
Medical definitions for salmonella (2 of 2)
Salmonella
n.
A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic gram-negative bacteria that are pathogenic in humans and animals.
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Scientific definitions for salmonella
salmonella
[ săl′mə-nĕl′ə ]
Plural salmonellae (săl′mə-nĕl′ē) salmonellas
Any of various gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Salmonella that cause food poisoning and typhoid fever in humans and other mammals.
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Cultural definitions for salmonella
salmonella
[ (sal-muh-nel-uh) ]
A category of bacteria that occurs in many pathogenic forms. One kind causes typhoid fever; there is evidence that other kinds cause various forms of food poisoning.
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