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bru•cel•la
(bro̅o̅ sel′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cel•lae (-sel′ē),USA pronunciation -cel•las. [Bacteriol.]
- Microbiologyany of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Brucella, certain species of which, as B. melitensis, are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- Neo-Latin; after Dutch. Bruce; see -ella
- 1920
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