bacillus /bə-silˈəs/

1. (with cap) a genus of aerobic rod-shaped bacteria (family Bacillaceae)
2. A member of the genus
3. (loosely) any rod-shaped bacterium
4. (popularly) any disease-causing bacterium

Bacillāˈceae plural noun

A family (order Eubacteriales) of endospore-producing bacteria

bacillaemia or (US) bacillemia /-ēˈmi-ə/ noun (medicine)

The presence of bacilli in the blood

bacillˈar or bacillˈary (also /basˈ/) adjective

Of the shape or nature of a bacillus, rodlike

bacillˈicide noun

Something which destroys bacilli

bacillˈiform adjective

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