🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

레지오넬라

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rejionella

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Legionella/ˌliː.dʒəˈnel.ə/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"레지오넬라균은 주로 오염된 물에서 서식합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A bacterium of a genus that includes the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' disease.

    "Routine water testing is essential to prevent the growth of legionella in large cooling towers."
  2. 2

    A severe form of pneumonia caused by bacterium of the genus Legionella.

    "Elderly patients and those with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable to legionella infection."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin, coined in 1979 following an outbreak of severe pneumonia at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976. The genus name honors the victims, combining 'legion' with the Latin diminutive suffix '-ella'.

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