BCG Vaccine Definition
bēsē-jē
noun
A vaccine prepared from an attenuated strain of the tubercle bacillus, used for immunization against tuberculosis.
Webster's New World
A preparation consisting of attenuated human tubercle bacilli that is used for immunization against tuberculosis.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of BCG Vaccine
B(acillus) C(almette-)G(uérin) vaccine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
