PNEUMOCOCCUS


Meaning of PNEUMOCOCCUS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun

( plural pneumococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē)

Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + -coccus

: a bacterium ( Diplococcus pneumoniae ) that causes lobar pneumonia

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