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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A preparation consisting of attenuated human tubercle bacilli that is used for immunization against tuberculosis.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[B(acillus) C(almette-)G(uérin) vaccine.]
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