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bacillary

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bac⋅il⋅lar⋅y

  [bas-uh-ler-ee, buh-sil-uh-ree]
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–adjective
1. Also, ba⋅cil⋅li⋅form  [buh-sil-uh-fawrm] . of or like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
2. Bacteriology. characterized by bacilli.
Also, ba⋅cil⋅lar  [buh-sil-er, bas-uh-ler] .

Origin:
1880–85; bacill- + -ary
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bac·il·lar·y   (bās'ə-lěr'ē, bə-sĭl'ə-rē)   
adj.  

  1. Shaped like a rod or rods.

    1. Consisting of small rods or rodlike structures.

    2. Caused by, relating to, or resembling bacilli: bacillary dysentery.


[From bacillus.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ba·cil·la·ry
Pronunciation: 'bas-&-"ler-E, b&-'sil-&-rE
Variant: also ba·cil·lar /b&-'sil-&r, 'bas-&-l&r/
Function: adjective
1 : shaped like a rod; also : consisting of small rods
2 : of, relating to, or caused by bacilli <bacillary meningitis>
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bacillary bac·il·lar·y (bās'ə-lěr'ē, bə-sĭl'ə-rē) or ba·cil·lar (bə-sĭl'ər, bās'ə-lər)
adj.

  1. Shaped like a rod.

  2. Consisting of small rods or rodlike structures.

  3. Caused by, relating to, or resembling bacilli.

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