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A weakened form of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (bacillus Calmette-Gu
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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-Gueri...
bacille Calmette-Guérin.
Bacille Calmette Guerin
Bacille Calmette-Gu
See Bacille Calmette-Guerin.
Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for bacille Calmette-Guérin; ballistocardiograph.
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 str...
(bacille Calmette–Guérin) Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis, used both as a specific vaccine for tuberculosis and as an adjuvant.
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (a tuberculosis vaccination)
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(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.
Abbreviation for bacille Calmette-Guérin, bacillus injected as a vaccine to confer active immunity to tuberculosis (TB). BCG was developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin in France in 1921 from live bovine TB bacilli. These bacteria were bred in the laboratory over many generations until they became attenuated (weakened). Each i...
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Bacillus Calmette-Gu
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine
An immunization to prevent tuberculosis, given at birth.