Legionnaires' disease

See also: legionnaires' disease

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Legionnaires' disease (uncountable)

(medicine) a form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella)

Synonyms

legionellosis
Legionnaires' (abbreviation)

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