Medical Dictionary

gram–positive

adj gram–pos·i·tive \ˈgram-ˈpäz-ət-iv, -ˈpäz-tiv\

Medical Definition of GRAM-POSITIVE

:  holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain—used chiefly of bacteria

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