"clostridium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clostridia [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun|clostridia}} clostridium (plural clostridia)
  1. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores Wikipedia link: clostridium Derived forms: clostridiosis Translations (Translations): clostridie [feminine] (French), κλωστρίδιο (klostrídio) [neuter] (Greek), κλωστηρίδιο (klostirídio) [neuter] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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