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Legionnaires' disease


Legionnaires' disease

noun \-ˈnerz-\

Definition of LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

: a lobar pneumonia caused by a bacterium (Legionella pneumophila)
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Variants of LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

Legionnaires' disease also Legionnaire's disease

Origin of LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976
First Known Use: 1976

Rhymes with LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

Alcibiades, Aristophanes, educationese, ferromanganese, foot-and-mouth disease, Mephistopheles, sociologese

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