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单词 shigella
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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.

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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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for shigella

Shigella
[ shĭ-gĕlə ]

n.

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria that includes some species that cause dysentery in humans.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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