LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
\lˌiːd͡ʒənˈe͡əz dɪzˈiːz], \lˌiːdʒənˈeəz dɪzˈiːz], \l_ˌiː_dʒ_ə_n_ˈeə_z d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
By Princeton University
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.