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diplobacillus

[ dip-loh-buh-sil-uhs ]

noun

, Bacteriology.
, plural dip·lo·ba·cil·i [dip-loh-b, uh, -, sil, -ahy].
  1. a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diplobacillus1

First recorded in 1900–05; diplo- + bacillus
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Example Sentences

The organism is a short, thick diplobacillus, is frequently intracellular, and is Gram-negative (Fig. 126).

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