"shigella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɪˈɡɛlə/ Forms: shigella [plural], shigellas [plural], shigellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: After Kiyoshi Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who studied shigella. Head templates: {{en-noun|shigella|s|shigellae}} shigella (plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)
  1. (bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis. Wikipedia link: Kiyoshi Shiga, shigella Categories (topical): Bacteriology Categories (lifeform): Bacteria

Inflected forms

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