tubercle bacillus
tubercle bacillus
nounDefinition of TUBERCLE BACILLUS
: a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that is a major cause of tuberculosis
First Known Use of TUBERCLE BACILLUS
circa 1890
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