bacillus Calmette-Guérin

noun
bacillus Cal·​mette-Gué·​rin | \ -ˌkal-ˈmet-(ˌ)gā-ˈraⁿ, -ˈran How to pronounce bacillus Calmette-Guérin (audio) \

Medical Definition of bacillus Calmette-Guérin

: an attenuated strain of tubercle bacillus developed by repeated culture on a medium containing bile and used in preparation of tuberculosis vaccines

called also bacille Calmette-Guérin

— compare bcg vaccine