BCG vaccine


noun Immunology.

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

Origin of BCG vaccine

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.