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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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That in the bacilli we have … the actual infective cause of tuberculosis.
When TB Was a Death Sentence: An Excerpt From ‘The Remedy’|Thomas Goetz|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Caseous particles containing immense numbers of the bacilli are common.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
These globular masses usually contain many tubercle bacilli.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

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