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レジオネラ症 (rejionerashou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レジオネラ症しょう

Meanings

1

Legionnaires' disease

Medical term for the severe form of legionellosis, a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria.

レジオネラ症しょうは、レジオネラ属ぞく菌きんによって引ひき起おこされる感かん染せん症しょうです。
Legionnaires' disease is an infectious disease caused by Legionella bacteria.

Kanji

症symptoms, illness

Related words

レジオネラ
Refers to the Legionella bacteria itself, while レジオネラ症 is the disease.

Etymology

From English 'Legionnaires' disease', named after an outbreak at an American Legion convention in 1976. The Japanese term combines the katakana loanword レジオネラ (Legionella) with 症 (disease).