Legionnaires' disease

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Etymology

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

Noun

Legionnaires' disease (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) a form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella)

Synonyms

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