Bcg vaccine
a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
BCG vaccine n.
See Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.
BCG vaccine
(bē’sē-jē’)
A preparation used to immunize individuals against tuberculosis, consisting of attenuated live human tubercle bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
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