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bacilli

[ (buh-sil-eye) ]
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sing. bacillus

One of three forms of bacteria, usually rod-shaped.

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Words nearby bacilli

bacillary angiomatosis, bacillary dysentery, bacillary layer, bacille Calmette-Guérin, bacillemia, bacilli, bacilliform, bacillin, bacillosis, bacilluria, bacillus
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Words related to bacilli

microorganism, germ, virus, bug, bacterium, bacillus, pathogen, illness, ailment, sickness, disease, infection, microbe, crud, plague, pathogens, germs, organisms

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