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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
Sense 1
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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