shigella

[ shi-gel-uh ]
/ ʃɪˈgɛl ə /

noun, plural shi·gel·lae [shi-gel-ee] /ʃɪˈgɛl i/, shi·gel·las. Bacteriology.

any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.

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Origin of shigella

< New Latin (1918), after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese scientist; see -ella

Words nearby shigella

shifting spanner, shiftless, shiftwork, shifty, shiga-kruse bacillus, shigella, shigella boydii, shigella dysenteriae, shigella flexneri, shigella sonnei, shigellosis
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British Dictionary definitions for shigella

shigella
/ (ʃɪˈɡɛlə) /

noun

any rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella; some species cause dysentery

Word Origin for shigella

C20: named after K. Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese bacteriologist, who discovered it
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Medical definitions for shigella

Shigella
[ shĭ-gĕl′ə ]

n.

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria that includes some species that cause dysentery in humans.
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