Medical Dictionary
helicobacter
noun hel·i·co·bac·ter \ˈhel-i-kō-ˌbak-tər\
Medical Definition of HELICOBACTER
1
capitalized : a genus of bacteria formerly placed in the genus Campylobacter and including one (H. pylori) associated with gastritis and implicated as a causative agent of gastric and duodenal ulcers
2
: any bacterium of the genus Helicobacter
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