also  ba*cil*lar  adj 1  :  shaped like a rod : also  :  consisting of small rods  2  :  of, relating to, or caused by bacilli < meningitis>  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  bac·il·lu·ria  bas·i·lar 
 
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