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C. difficile

C. difficile noun: clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.

Noun

C. difficile (uncountable)

  1. Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.
    Synonyms:
    C. diff

Synonyms of C. difficile

Origin of C. difficile

From an abbreviation of taxonomic name Clostridium difficile.

Words formed from C. difficile

Questions about C. difficile

What does C. difficile mean?
C. difficile means clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.
What part of speech is C. difficile?
C. difficile is a noun.

Words near C. difficile in the dictionary

  1. c.
  2. C. A. Rosetti
  3. C. B. D.
  4. C. B. N.
  5. C. diff
  6. C. difficile
  7. C. E. F.
  8. c. ft.
  9. c. g.
  10. c. g.s
  11. C. I. A.

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