difficile
Americanadjective
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hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
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hard to do; difficult.
Etymology
Origin of difficile
1470–80; < French < Latin difficilis difficult; dif-, facile
Example Sentences
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C. difficile is a stubborn intestinal bacterium that can cause serious illness, especially in older adults and people with weakened health.
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"With existing antibiotics, C. difficile sometimes reappears just weeks after treatment," says researcher and lead author Elma Mons.
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"Those bacteria actually protect against C. difficile," says Mons.
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These microbes help stop leftover spores from growing into harmful C. difficile bacteria and triggering another infection.
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Even at a low dose, the drug is powerful enough to effectively eliminate C. difficile.
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