Etymology

C. difficile

Today it means: Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria. Full definition →

taxonomic name Clostridium difficile
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromClostridium difficile
  2. English todayC. difficile

From an abbreviation of taxonomic name Clostridium difficile.

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