Legionnaires' disease
noun
Le·gion·naires' disease
| \ ˌlē-jə-ˈnerz-
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variants:
or less commonly Legionnaire's disease
Definition of Legionnaires' disease
: pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium (Legionella pneumophila), is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever, cough, diarrhea, severe pneumonia, and mental confusion, and that may be fatal especially in elderly and immunocompromised individuals
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Legionnaires' disease
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Legionnaires' disease
: a serious disease of the lungs that is caused by bacteria
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Legionnaires' disease
noun
variants:
also Legionnaire's disease
Medical Definition of Legionnaires' disease
: pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Legionella (L. pneumophila), that is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever, cough, diarrhea, lobar pneumonia, and mental confusion, and that may be fatal especially in elderly and immunocompromised individuals — see pontiac fever