bacillary

bacillary definition - medical

bac·il·lar·y (băsˈə-lĕrˌē, bə-sĭlˈə-rē) or ba·cil·lar (bə-sĭlˈər, băsˈə-lər)

adjective
  1. Shaped like a rod.
  2. Consisting of small rods or rodlike structures.
  3. Caused by, relating to, or resembling bacilli.

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