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BCG vaccine

noun

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


BCG vaccine

/ bē′sē-jē /

  1. 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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