bacillary
- Adjective:
- Formed like a bacillus: Having the shape or structure of a rod-shaped bacterium.
- Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli: Pertaining to, caused by, or consisting of rod-shaped bacteria.
The adjective "bacillary" is primarily used in scientific and medical contexts, particularly in microbiology, pathology, and epidemiology. It describes the morphology (shape) of bacteria or conditions associated with such bacteria.
Formed like a bacillus:
- Under the microscope, the bacteria exhibited a distinct bacillary form.
- The bacillary shape is common among many types of gut bacteria.
Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli:
- The patient was diagnosed with bacillary dysentery.
- The infection is confirmed to be of a bacillary origin.
"Bacillary angiomatosis": A medical condition characterized by vascular lesions, caused by specific bacillary bacteria (often Bartonella species).
- The dermatologist identified the skin lesions as bacillary angiomatosis.
"Bacillary layer": A term used in histology or anatomy to describe a tissue layer composed of or resembling rod-like structures.
Bacillus (noun): A genus of rod-shaped, often Gram-positive bacteria; also used generally to refer to any rod-shaped bacterium.
- Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax.
Bacilliform (adjective): Another term meaning rod-shaped or having the form of a bacillus. It is a synonym in the morphological sense.
- The virus particles had a bacilliform structure.
- Rod-shaped: Describing the physical form.
- Bacilliform: Having the form of a bacillus (a more direct synonym for the morphological meaning).
- Coccal: Relating to or having the form of a coccus (spherical bacterium).
- Spiral: Relating to or having a spiral or helical shape (e.g., spirochetes).
- formed like a bacillus
- relating to or produced by or containing bacilli