shigella
See also: Shigella
English
editEtymology
editAfter Kiyoshi Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who studied shigella.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editshigella (plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)
- (bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.