CLOSTRIDIUM

Meaning of CLOSTRIDIUM in English

noun (plural clostridia) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin Date: 1884 any of a genus ( Clostridium ) of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria, clostridial adjective

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CLOSTRIDIUM — Any of the rod-shaped, usually gram-positive bacteria (see gram stain ) that make up the genus Clostridium. They are found …
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CLOSTRIDIUM — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from clostr- (from Greek klōstēr spindle) + -idium 1. capitalized : a genus of anaerobic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSTRIDIUM — — clostridial, clostridian , adj. /klo strid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. clostridia /klo strid"ee euh/ . Bacteriol. any of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSTRIDIUM — n. type of rod-shaped anaerobic bacteria
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CLOSTRIDIUM — noun ( plural clos·trid·ia -dē-ə) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin Date: 1884 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSTRIDIUM — [ klɒ'strɪdɪəm ] ■ noun ( plural clostridia -dɪə ) Biology an anaerobic bacterium of a large genus that includes …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLOSTRIDIUM — [clos.trid.i.um] n, pl -ia [NL, genus name, fr. Gk kloster spindle, fr. klothein to spin] (1884): any of a genus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSTRIDIUM — genus of rod-shaped, usually gram-positive bacteria, members of which are found in soil, water, and the intestinal tracts of humans …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOSTRIDIUM — clostridi|um BrE AmE klɒ ˈstrɪd i‿|əm AmE \ klɑː- ▷ clostridi|a ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSTRIDIUM — n. Any of the rod-shaped, usually gram-positive bacteria (see gram stain ) that make up the genus Clostridium. They are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLOSTRIDIUM — n. Pronunciation: klä- ' stri-d ē - ə m Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ia \ -d ē - ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TETANUS — noun see: thin Date: 14th century 1. an acute infectious disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of …
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CLOSTRIDIAL — adjective see: clostridium
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BOTULINUM — also botulinus noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage Date: 1902 a spore-forming bacterium ( Clostridium ~ ) that …
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BLACKLEG — noun Date: circa 1722 a usually fatal toxemia especially of young cattle caused by a soil bacterium ( Clostridium chauvoei …
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TETANUS — or lockjaw Acute Clostridium tetani (see clostridium ). Spores of this organism are common, especially in soil; it thrives away …
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GANGRENE — Localized soft-tissue death (necrosis) from prolonged blood-supply blockage. It can occur in atherosclerosis , diabetes mellitus , or decubitus ulcer …
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BOTULISM — Poisoning by botulinum toxin, one of the most potent Clostridium botulinum bacteria. It usually results from improperly sterilized canned (mostly …
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BOTOX — Trademark for botulinum toxin type A, a drug produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum . It contains the same toxin …
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STREPTOBACILLUS — I. “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from strept- + Bacillus 1. capitalized , in some classifications : a genus of …
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BLACKLEG — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: black (I) + leg 1. : an enzootic usually fatal toxemia of young cattle and less …
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BACILLUS — I. bəˈsiləs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin bacillus small staff, alteration of Latin baculum — more at bacterium …
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WELCH BACILLUS — ˈwelch-, -lsh- noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after William Henry Welch died 1934 American pathologist : a clostridium ( …
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TETANUS — ˈtet ə nəs sometimes -tnəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek tetanos, from tetanos rigid, …
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RED WATER — noun 1. : any of certain diseases of cattle characterized by hematuria: as a. : a babesiasis (as Texas fever) …
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PULPY KIDNEY DISEASE — noun or pulpy kidney : a destructive enterotoxemia of lambs caused by clostridia (especially Clostridium welchii ) and characterized by …
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NITROGEN FIXATION — noun 1. : the conversion of free nitrogen into combined forms useful as such or as starting materials for fertilizers, …
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MALIGNANT EDEMA — noun : inflammatory edema in infections ; specifically : an acute wound infection of wild and domestic animals and rarely …
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BLACK DISEASE — noun : a rapidly fatal toxemia of sheep characterized by liver necrosis and subcutaneous hemorrhage resulting from growth of an …
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TETANUS — also called lockjaw acute infectious disease of humans and other animals, caused by toxins elaborated by the anaerobic (living without …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTAMINATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES contaminated (= water that has harmful substances in it ) ▪ They became ill from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TETANUS — n. or lockjaw Acute bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani (see clostridium ). Spores of this organism are common, especially …
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