TUBERCLE BACILLUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cause of tuberculosis

Synonyms:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; tubercle bacillus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tubercle bacillus" is a kind of...):

mycobacteria; mycobacterium (rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)

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