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Koch's bacillus

Koch's bacillus noun: the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.

Noun

Koch's bacillus (plural Koch's bacilli)

  1. (historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.

Forms of Koch's bacillus

pluralKoch's bacilli

Origin of Koch's bacillus

Discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch.

Questions about Koch's bacillus

What does Koch's bacillus mean?
Koch's bacillus means the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.
What part of speech is Koch's bacillus?
Koch's bacillus is a noun.
What is the plural of Koch's bacillus?
The plural of Koch's bacillus is Koch's bacilli.

Words near Koch's bacillus in the dictionary

  1. Koch Bihar
  2. Koch Hajo
  3. Koch snowflake
  4. Koch snowflakes
  5. Koch's bacilli
  6. Koch's bacillus
  7. Koch's postulate
  8. Koch's postulates
  9. Koch's sign
  10. Koch's signs
  11. Koch's triangle

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