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Definition of Calymmatobacterium
1. Noun. A genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale.
Generic synonyms: Bacteria, Bacterium
Member holonyms: Calymmatobacterium Granulomatis
Medical Definition of Calymmatobacterium
1. A genus of bacteria causing granuloma inguinale and other granulomatous lesions. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calymmatobacterium
Literary usage of Calymmatobacterium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Medical Research by American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (1901)
"Aragao (1917) reaffirms the claims of calymmatobacterium as a distinct group of
Schizomycetes, to which the organism of granuloma inguinale belongs. ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"... attention to an organism grown in three of seven granu- loma lesions studied,
and described it under the name of calymmatobacterium granulo- matis. ..."
3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1917)
"... according to the statements of de Souza Araujo, the presence of the
calymmatobacterium will not leave a shadow of doubt as to the nature of the disease. ..."
4. National Institutes of Health Bulletin by National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (1920)
"... destroying their contents and dilating their walls, so that the cells are
often from 2 to 4 times normal size. calymmatobacterium: ..."
5. The Generic Names of Bacteria by Ella Morgan (Austin) Enlows (1920)
"... destroying their contents and dilating their walls, so that the cells are
often from 2 to 4 times normal size. calymmatobacterium: ..."
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