colon bacillus
[ koh-luh n ]
/ ˈkoʊ lən /
noun Bacteriology.
Origin of colon bacillus
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby colon bacillus
colombia,
colombian,
colombian gold,
colombo,
colon,
colon bacillus,
colonalgia,
colonel,
colonel blimp,
colonelcy,
colonia
Medical definitions for colon bacillus
colon bacillus
n.
A rod-shaped bacterium, especially Escherichia coli, a generally nonpathogenic commensal found in all vertebrate intestinal tracts, but which can be virulent, causing diarrhea and other dysenteric symptoms. Its presence in water is an indicator of fecal contamination.