Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

bacillus Calmette-Guérin

American  
[kal-met-gey-ran, -ran] / kælˈmɛt geɪˈrɛ̃, -ˈræn /

noun

  1. a weakened strain of the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, used in the preparation of BCG vaccine.

Etymology

Origin of bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Named after Albert L. C. Calmette (1863–1933) and Camille Guérin (1872–1961), French bacteriologists

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

To raise TNF levels, Dr. Denise Faustman of Massachusetts General Hospital and her colleagues have been working with the BCG vaccine, known formally as bacillus Calmette-Guérin.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2011

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.