CALMETTE GUERIN BACILLUS VACCINE
\kɑːmˈɛt ɡˈɛɹɪn bˈasɪləs vaksˈiːn], \kɑːmˈɛt ɡˈɛɹɪn bˈasɪləs vaksˈiːn], \k_ɑː_m_ˈɛ_t ɡ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_n b_ˈa_s_ɪ_l_ə_s v_a_k_s_ˈiː_n]\
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An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.
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