HANSEN'S BACILLUS


Meaning of HANSEN'S BACILLUS in English

ˈhan(t)sənz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

Etymology: after Armauer G. H. Hansen died 1912 Norwegian physician who discovered the bacillus

: the bacterium ( Mycobacterium leprae ) that causes leprosy

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