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Helicobacter pylori

Hel·i·co·bac·ter py·lo·ri [ hellikō bàktər pī láw r ]


noun 
Definition:
 
bacterium associated with peptic ulcers: an organism found in the stomach and duodenum of many people with peptic ulcers, which usually heal when treatment is given to kill these bacteria

[< modern Latin]
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