| clostridium | (n) spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore, Syn. clostridia |
| gas gangrene | (n) (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon, Syn. emphysematous gangrene, gangrenous emphysema, emphysematous phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis, clostridial myonecrosis, gas phlegmon |