shigellosis

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English

Etymology

From translingual Shigella +‎ -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: shi‧gel‧lo‧sis

Noun

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shigellosis (plural shigelloses)

  1. (medicine) A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria

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