bacillus Calmette-Guérin
[ kal-met-gey-ran, -ran ]
/ kælˈmɛt geɪˈrɛ̃, -ˈræn /
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noun
a weakened strain of the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, used in the preparation of BCG vaccine.
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Origin of bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Named after Albert L. C. Calmette (1863–1933) and Camille Guérin (1872–1961), French bacteriologists
Words nearby bacillus Calmette-Guérin
bacillary dysentery, bacillemia, bacilli, bacilluria, bacillus, bacillus Calmette-Guérin, Bacillus thuringiensis, bacitracin, back, backache, back against the wall
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