Definition of tubercle bacillus
: a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that is a major cause of tuberculosis
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First Known Use of tubercle bacillus
1882
Medical Dictionary
tubercle bacillus
medical Definition of tubercle bacillus
: a bacterium of the genus Mycobacterium (M. tuberculosis) that causes tuberculosis in humans;
also
: a related mycobacterium (M. bovis) that causes tuberculosis in cattle and sometimes humans especially in underdeveloped countries
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