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tubercle bacillus
tu·ber·cle ba·cil·lus (plural tu·ber·cle ba·cil·li)


noun 
Definition:
 
rod-shaped bacterium: a rod-shaped bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Latin name Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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