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LEPROSY BACILLUS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does leprosy bacillus mean?

• LEPROSY BACILLUS (noun)
The noun LEPROSY BACILLUS has 1 sense:

1. cause of leprosy

Familiarity information: LEPROSY BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LEPROSY BACILLUS (noun)

Sense 1

leprosy bacillus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Cause of leprosy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

leprosy bacillus; Mycobacterium leprae

Hypernyms ("leprosy bacillus" is a kind of...):

mycobacteria; mycobacterium (rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)

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