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bacillary

bacillary

9.9
Relating to rod-shaped bacteria, for example an infection
  • adjective
  • /bæˈsɪləri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacilar
  • The doctor explained that the patient was suffering from bacillary dysentery, caused by rod-shaped bacteria.

Examples

  • Another 12.6% of patients were treated for some diarrheal disease, of which about one-fifth were identified as having bacillary dysentery.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The differential diagnosis includes bacillary angiomatosis, pyogenic granuloma, and hemangioma.

    Academic text (2000)

  • You pick up the lepromatous and most of the PASA bacillary leprosy patients and not too much of the controls.

  • During the lab tests, they found bacillary infections were responsible for the outbreak of illness among the students.

  • The researcher studied the bacillary structures under a microscope to understand their role in causing disease.

Synonyms

bacterial
vsbacillary
46 3.4

Connected with tiny living things that can make you ill

is narrower, adding shape or containing aspects beyond general relation
rod-shaped
vsbacillary
1 4.4

Shaped like a long thin straight stick

also covers being produced by or containing such bacteria rather than only shape
bacillar
vsbacillary
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to, caused by, or shaped like long thin bacteria

is the alternative form used interchangeably in scientific contexts
bacilliform
vsbacillary
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a small rod, often seen in bacteria and tiny cells

is broader, also covering relation or production by rod bacteria
baculiform
vsbacillary
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a long thin rod

is more specific in shape than broader relations to bacteria

Compounds

bacillary dysentery
  • Specialized
7.2

An infection of the intestines caused by bacteria that causes severe diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain

bacillary white diarrhea
  • Specialized
9.8

A serious bacterial infection in young chickens that causes white diarrhea and many deaths

Surface Forms

bacillary positive

Morphology

bacillary = bacillus (transparent) = bacillus + ary

Formed by a standard noun-to-adjective suffixation from the noun 'bacillus' to indicate relation to bacilli.

Etymology

Bacillary comes from the same root as bacillus, which itself comes from an old Greek word baktron meaning 'stick' or 'rod'. So bacillary means 'like a little rod', and it describes bacteria that are rod-shaped.