adjective
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of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
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Also: bacilliform. shaped like a short rod
Etymology
Origin of bacillary
Example Sentences
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"BCG did not offer any protection against adult form of bacillary pulmonary TB," according to a 1999 report on the trial.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024
A group of apes and chimpanzees was inoculated with the bacillary vaccine of Calmette and Guerin, B. C. G. for short.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nonetheless, seven have died of bacillary dysentery in New Jersey, 278 have been hospitalized since July.
From Time Magazine Archive
A whiskery, rod-shaped germ called Bacillus dysenteriae and related to both the colon and typhoid fever germs causes bacillary dysentery.
From Time Magazine Archive
These come in at the entrance of the optic nerve, ramify in the middle layer, and therefore in the strong light cast their shadows on the bacillary layer of the retina.
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
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