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Noun: tubercle bacillus
  1. Cause of tuberculosis
    - Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Derived forms: tubercle bacilli

Type of: mycobacteria, mycobacterium

Encyclopedia: Tubercle bacillus

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tubelike
tube-nosed
tube-nosed bat
tube-nosed fruit bat
Tuber
tuber
tuber root
Tuberaceae
Tuberales
tubercle
tubercle bacillus
tubercular
Tubercularia
Tuberculariaceae
tuberculate
tuberculin
tuberculin skin test
tuberculin test
tuberculoid
tuberculoid leprosy
tuberculosis