First Known Use: 1937
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shigella
noun shi·gel·la \shi-ˈge-lə\
plural shi·gel·lae\-ˈge-(ˌ)lē, -(ˌ)lī\ also shi·gellas
Definition of SHIGELLA
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: any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
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Origin of SHIGELLA
New Latin, from Kiyoshi Shiga †1957 Japanese bacteriologist
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shigella
noun shi·gel·la \shi-ˈgel-ə\
Medical Definition of SHIGELLA
1
capitalized : a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
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plural shi·gel·lae \-ˌē\ also shi·gellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella
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