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| —n , pl -iums, -ia | |
| any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus | |
| [C20: from New Latin, literally: small spindle, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin; see | |
| clos'tridial | |
| —adj | |
| clos'tridian | |
| —adj | |
| clostridium (klɒˈstrɪdɪəm) | |
| —n , pl -iums, -ia | |
| any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus | |
| [C20: from New Latin, literally: small spindle, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin; see | |
| clos'tridial | |
| —adj | |
| clos'tridian | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
clostridial clos·trid·i·al (klŏ-strĭd'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to a bacterium of the genus Clostridium.
Clostridium Clos·trid·i·um (klŏ-strĭd'ē-əm)
n.
A genus of rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly anaerobic bacteria including the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in soil and those causing botulism and tetanus.
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