bacillus Calmette-Guérin

noun

bacillus Cal·​mette-Gué·​rin -ˌkal-ˈmet-(ˌ)gā-ˈraⁿ, -ˈran 

: an attenuated strain of tubercle bacillus developed by repeated culture on a medium containing bile and used in preparation of tuberculosis vaccines

called also bacille Calmette-Guérin

compare bcg vaccine