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bacillary

American

[bas-uh-ler-ee, buh-sil-uh-ree] / ˈbæs əˌlɛr i, bəˈsɪl ə ri /

Also bacillar

adjective

Also bacilliform of or like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
Bacteriology. characterized by bacilli.

bacillary British

/ bəˈsɪlərɪ, bəˈsɪlə /

adjective

of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
Also: bacilliform. shaped like a short rod

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Etymology

Origin of bacillary

First recorded in 1880–85; bacill- + -ary

Example Sentences

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"BCG did not offer any protection against adult form of bacillary pulmonary TB," according to a 1999 report on the trial.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

A group of apes and chimpanzees was inoculated with the bacillary vaccine of Calmette and Guerin, B. C. G. for short.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nonetheless, seven have died of bacillary dysentery in New Jersey, 278 have been hospitalized since July.

From Time Magazine Archive

A whiskery, rod-shaped germ called Bacillus dysenteriae and related to both the colon and typhoid fever germs causes bacillary dysentery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tuberculous disease of joints results from bacillary infection through the arteries.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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