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Look up: BCG

  1. BCG
    (tuberculosis vaccine, TB) An injection to prevent tuberculosis (TB) or treat certain types of cancer. You should not have this vaccination if you are having chemotherapy, as it contains live TB bacteria.
    Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/glossary.as

  2. BCG
    BCG: An effective immunization against tuberculosis. BCG stands for Bacille Calmette Guérin. BCG is a weakened (attenuated) version of a bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis which is closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent responsible for tuberculosis. Camille Guérin (1872-1961) and Albert Calmette (1863-1933) produced the BCG strai ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. BCG
    vaccine produced from an avirulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used in human medicine to give immunity against tuberculosis, but it does not completely prevent infection in cattle or captive exotic animals; moreover, vaccinated animals react to the tuberculin test Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. BCG
    See Bacille Calmette-Guerin.
    Found on http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/dictionary/

  5. BCG
    Synonym for Bacille Calmette-Guerin ... An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis used in the preparation of BCG vaccine that is used for immunization against tuberculosis and in cancer chemotherapy. Extracts of the bacterium have remarkable powers in stimulation of lymphocytes and leucocytes and are used in adjuvants. ... Synonym: Calmette-Guerin ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. BCG
    `BCG` can stand for: *The Boston Consulting Group, an international management consulting firm *Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, a vaccine for tuberculosis *Bandaranayaka college gampaha *Ballistocardiography, a vital sign caused by the mechanical movement of the heart which can be recorded from the surface of the body *Berkeley Cinema Group *Birth Control Glasses, a dysphemism given to eyeglasses issued by the American military to its service members ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG

  7. BCG
    bacille Calmette-Guérin.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  8. BCG
    Abbreviation for bacille Calmette-Guérin; ballistocardiograph.
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

  9. BCG
    Brom Cresol Green
    Found on http://www.dyerlabs.com/glossary/microbi


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