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
Nonetheless, seven have died of bacillary dysentery in New Jersey, 278 have been hospitalized since July.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shigellosis, a bacillary dysentery that is a virulent and highly infectious intestinal disease, is epidemic in Central America, where it has attacked more than a thousand people in Guatemala alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
A man as obsessive about germs as Hughes could hardly be comforted by the knowledge that outbreaks of polio and bacillary dysentery afflict the republic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Any condition leading to disturbance of the function of the bladder, such as enlargement of the prostate, stricture of the urethra, stone, or injury, may cause cystitis by preparing the way for bacillary invasion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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