legionelosis

Spanish

Etymology

From legionela ‎ -osis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lexjoneˈlosis/ [le.xjo.neˈlo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: le‧gio‧ne‧lo‧sis

Noun

legionelosis f (plural legionelosis)

1. Legionnaires' disease
   • 2017 November 12, “Disneyland se mantiene en alerta por enfermedad potencialmente mortífera”, in Emol‎^[1]:

     La legionelosis puede propagarse por medio de la inhalación de gotas de agua contaminada y es tratable con antibióticos.

     The Legionnaires' disease can be spread by inhalation of drops of contaminated water and is treatable with antibiotics.

Further reading

• “legionelosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28