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bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅phage

  [bak-teer-ee-uh-feyj]
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–noun
any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution.
Also called phage.

Origin:
1920–25; < F bactériophage. See bacterio-, -phage

Related forms:
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅phag⋅ic  [bak-teer-ee-uh-faj-ik, -fey-jik] , bac⋅te⋅ri⋅oph⋅a⋅gous  [bak-teer-ee-of-uh-guhs] , adjective
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅oph⋅a⋅gy  [bak-teer-ee-of-uh-jee] , noun
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bac·te·ri·o·phage   (bāk-tîr'ē-ə-fāj')   
n.  A virus that infects and lyses certain bacteria.
bac·te'ri·o·phag'ic (-fāj'ĭk) adj., bac·te'ri·oph'a·gy (-ŏf'ə-jē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bac·te·rio·phage
Pronunciation: bak-'tir-E-&-"fAj, -"fäzh
Function: noun
: a virus that infects bacteria called alsophage —bac·te·ri·oph·a·gy /(")bak-"tir-E-'äf-&-jE/ noun plural -gies
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bacteriophage bac·te·ri·o·phage (bāk-tēr'ē-ə-fāj')
n.
A virus capbale of infecting and lysing bacterial cells. Also called phage.

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bacteriophage   (bāk-tîr'ē-ə-fāj')  Pronunciation Key 
A virus that infects and destroys bacterial cells.
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