tubercle bacillus
noun
the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis.
Origin of tubercle bacillus
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby tubercle bacillus
tubenose,
tuber,
tuber cinereum,
tuber fern,
tubercle,
tubercle bacillus,
tubercle of rib,
tubercle of trapezium,
tubercula dolorosa,
tubercular,
tuberculate
Example sentences from the Web for tubercle bacillus
In what manner does the tubercle-bacillus enter into the human organism?
But the tubercle-bacillus can also enter the body with the food, as stated before.
Under what conditions is the tubercle-bacillus able to generate pulmonary consumption after it has entered the human organism?
British Dictionary definitions for tubercle bacillus
tubercle bacillus
noun
a rodlike Gram-positive bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that causes tuberculosis: family Mycobacteriaceae
Medical definitions for tubercle bacillus
tubercle bacillus
n.
The rod-shaped, gram-negative, aerobic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes tuberculosis.
Koch's bacillus