Medical Dictionary
Pfeiffer's bacillus
noun Pfeif·fer's bacillus \ˈfī-fərz-\
Medical Definition of PFEIFFER'S BACILLUS
: a minute bacillus of the genus Haemophilus (H. influenzae) associated with acute respiratory infections and meningitis—compare koch-weeks bacillus
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