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Hansen's bacterium

Hansen's bacterium proper noun: mycobacterium lepromatosis, the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease).

Proper noun

Hansen's bacterium

  1. Mycobacterium lepromatosis, the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease).

Questions about Hansen's bacterium

What does Hansen's bacterium mean?
Hansen's bacterium means mycobacterium lepromatosis, the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease).
What part of speech is Hansen's bacterium?
Hansen's bacterium is a proper noun.

Words near Hansen's bacterium in the dictionary

  1. Hanselman
  2. Hanselmans
  3. hansels
  4. Hanseman
  5. Hansen
  6. Hansen's bacterium
  7. Hansen's disease
  8. Hansenosis
  9. Hansenotic
  10. Hansenotics
  11. Hansensiasis

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