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TUBERCLE BACILLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tubercle bacillus mean?
• TUBERCLE BACILLUS (noun)
The noun TUBERCLE BACILLUS has 1 sense:
1. cause of tuberculosis
Familiarity information: TUBERCLE BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause of tuberculosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis; tubercle bacillus
Hypernyms ("tubercle bacillus" is a kind of...):
mycobacteria; mycobacterium (rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)
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