bacilli
[ (buh-sil-eye) ]
sing. bacillus
One of three forms of bacteria, usually rod-shaped.
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTBeginners 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 ToddThere 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 ToddThe 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 ToddCaseous 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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