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| A weakened form of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) that does not cause disease. BCG is used in a solution to stimulate the immune system in the treatment of bladder cancer and as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Also called bacillus Calmette-Guérin. |
Previous Definitions: | BB-10901, BBBD, BBIC, BBR 2778, BBR 3464 | Next Definitions: | BCG solution, bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139, BCL2, BCR-ABL fusion gene, BCX-1777 |
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