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Legionnaires' disease en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after the Legionnaires, the members of the American Legion, who were the first described victims of the disease.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella).
    • Legionnairesʼ disease has become more common than most people suppose. 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 374:

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Relateds

Pontiac fever · sick building syndrome

Synonyms

Legionnaires' · legionellosis

Translations (13)

cmn 退伍軍人症 /退伍军人症 (infectious disease) · nl legionairsziekte (infectious disease) · tr lejyoner hastalığı (infectious disease) · fi legionelloosi (infectious disease) · cmn 軍團病 /军团病 (infectious disease) · sv legionärssjuka (infectious disease) · fi legioonalaistauti (infectious disease) · it legionellosi (infectious disease) · pt legionela (infectious disease) · hu legionáriusbetegség (infectious disease) · es legionelosis (infectious disease) · es legionela (infectious disease) · cmn 退伍軍人病 /退伍军人病 (infectious disease)

wikipedia: American Legion