bacillus Calmette-Guérin

noun

bacillus Cal·mette-Gué·rin | \ -ˌkal-ˈmet-(ˌ)gā-ˈraⁿ, -ˈran

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Medical Definition of bacillus Calmette-Guérin

: an attenuated strain of tubercle bacillus developed by repeated culture on a medium containing bile and used in preparation of tuberculosis vaccines

— called also bacille Calmette-Guérin

— compare bcg vaccine

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