| Definition of 'mycobacterium tuberculosis' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
cause of tuberculosis
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| Definition of 'mycobacterium tuberculosis' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. mycobacterium tuberculosis
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation.
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