Medical Term:
beaded
Pronunciation: bēd′ed
Definition:
- Marked by numerous small rounded projections, often arranged in a row like a string of beads.
- Applied to a series of noncontinuous bacterial colonies along the line of inoculation in a stab culture.
- Denoting stained bacteria in which more deeply stained granules occur at regular intervals in the organism.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
