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shigella

[shi-gel-uh]
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noun, plural shi·gel·lae [shi-gel-ee] /ʃɪˈgɛl i/, shi·gel·las. Bacteriology.
  1. 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
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British Dictionary definitions for shigella

shigella

noun
  1. any rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella; some species cause dysentery
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Word Origin

C20: named after K. Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese bacteriologist, who discovered it
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shigella in Medicine

Shigella

(shĭ-gĕl′ə)
n.
  1. A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria that includes some species that cause dysentery in humans.
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