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)
Medical definitions for bcg vaccine
BCG vaccine
n.
A vaccine containing attenuated human tubercle bacilli that is used for immunization against tuberculosis.
tuberculosis vaccine
Scientific definitions for bcg vaccine
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.