HELIOBACTER PYLORI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)

Synonyms:

H. pylori; Heliobacter pylori

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Heliobacter pylori" is a kind of...):

bacteria species (a species of bacteria)

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