Legionnaire disease — Type of pneumonia, first identified in American Legion conventioneers in 1976, 29 of whom died. The cause was identified as a previously unknown bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, later revealed as causing earlier mysterious outbreaks at widely… … Universalium
Disease, Legionnaire — A disease due to the bacteria Legionella pneumophila found in plumbing, shower heads and water storage tanks. Outbreaks of Legionella pneumonia have been attributed to evaporative condensers and cooling towers. The bacteria thrives in the mist… … Medical dictionary
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
legionnaire — 1818, from Fr. légionnaire, from légion (see LEGION (Cf. legion)). Legionnaires Disease, caused by Legionella pneumophilia, was named after the lethal outbreak of July 1976 at the American Legion convention in Philadelphia s Bellevue Stratford… … Etymology dictionary
legionnaire's disease — Disease named after an outbreak of the illness at an American Legion convention in July, 1 976. The specific cause of the disease is uncertain … Dictionary of automotive terms
legionnaire's disease — noun see legionnaires disease * * * legionnaire s disease or legionnaires disease noun A severe, sometimes fatal, pneumonia like disease caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophilia (so named after an outbreak of the disease at an American… … Useful english dictionary
disease — n. 1) to come down with, contract a disease 2) to carry; spread (a) disease 3) to cure; prevent (a) disease 4) to eradicate, stamp out, wipe out (a) disease; to bring a disease under control 5) an acute; common; deadly; degenerative; fatal,… … Combinatory dictionary
legionnaire's disease — /lidʒəˈnɛəz dəziz/ (say leejuh nairz duhzeez) noun a disease caused by an aerobic bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, which, in its severe form, causes a high fever and pneumonia; sometimes circulated in air conditioning systems. Also,… …
Legionnaire's disease — noun see Legionnaires disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
legionnaire's disease — legion naire s dis.ease n [U] a serious disease that affects your lungs … Dictionary of contemporary English
