First Known Use: 1925
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BCG vaccine
noun \ˌbē-(ˌ)sē-ˈjē-\
Definition of BCG VACCINE
: a vaccine prepared from a living attenuated strain of tubercle bacilli and used to vaccinate human beings against tuberculosis —called also BCG
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Origin of BCG VACCINE
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (an attenuated strain of tubercle bacilli), from Albert Calmette †1933 and Camille Guérin †1961 French bacteriologists
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BCG vaccine
noun \ˌbē-(ˌ)sē-ˈjē-\
Medical Definition of BCG VACCINE
: a vaccine prepared from a living attenuated strain of tubercle bacilli and used to vaccinate human beings against tuberculosis
Biographical Note for BCG VACCINE
A. L. C. Calmette and C. Guérin —see bacillus calmette-guérin
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