BCG vaccine

noun Immunology.

a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.

Origin of BCG vaccine

1925–30; B(acillus) C(almette-)G(uérin)

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BCG vaccine

n.

A vaccine containing attenuated human tubercle bacilli that is used for immunization against tuberculosis.tuberculosis vaccine

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BCG vaccine

[bē′sē-jē′]

A preparation used to immunize individuals against tuberculosis, consisting of attenuated live human tubercle bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.

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