shigella

[ shi-gel-uh ]

/ ʃɪˈgɛl ə /

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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

shift to left, shift to right, shiftwork, shifty, Shiga-Kruse bacillus, shigella, Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, shigellosis

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How to use shigella in a sentence

The city did this during the Hepatitis A outbreak and again recently in response to a shigella outbreak.
The Mayor’s Full Take on Public Restrooms: There’s No Problem|Scott Lewis and Andrea Lopez-Villafaña|November 24, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The city recently installed portable restrooms in central San Diego in response to a recent outbreak of shigella, another preventable disease linked to contact with human feces.
Morning Report: San Diego Still Struggles With Access to Public Restrooms|Voice of San Diego|November 23, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In August, the county declared an outbreak of shigella in central San Diego, another preventable disease linked to contact with human feces.
San Diego Still Can’t Solve Its Public Restroom Problem|Bella Ross|November 23, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The city and county recently deployed handwashing stations amid a shigella outbreak that the county said Tuesday has now sickened 23 homeless residents staying in central San Diego.
Morning Report: Mission Bay’s Million-Dollar Mud|Voice of San Diego|October 27, 2021|Voice of San Diego

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 ]

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