CORYNEBACTERIUM

Meaning of CORYNEBACTERIUM in English

[co.ry.ne.bac.te.ri.um] n [NL, fr. Gk koryne club] (1909): any of a large genus (Corynebacterium) of usu. gram-positive nonmotile bacteria that occur as irregular or branching rods and include numerous important animal and plant parasites -- co.ry.ne.bac.te.ri.al adj

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CORYNEBACTERIUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek korynē club Date: 1909 any of a large genus ( Corynebacterium ) of usually …
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek korynē club + New Latin bacterium; akin to Latin cornu horn — more …
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — — corynebacterial , adj. /kawr'euh nee bak tear"ee euhm, keuh rin"euh-/ , n. , pl. corynebacteria /-tear"ee euh/ . any …
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — n. type of disease-causing bacteria
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek korynē club Date: 1909 : any of a large genus ( Corynebacterium ) of …
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — [ ˌkɒrɪnɪbak'tɪərɪəm , kəˌrɪn- ] ■ noun ( plural corynebacteria -rɪə ) a bacterium of a genus including the causative …
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CORYNEBACTERIUM — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r- ə -( ˌ )n ē -bak- ' tir- ē - ə m, k ə …
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DIPHTHEROID — I. adjective Date: 1861 resembling diphtheria, II. noun Date: 1908 a bacterium (especially genus Corynebacterium ) that resembles the bacterium …
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DIPHTHERIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from French diphthérie, from Greek diphthera leather; from the toughness of the false membrane Date: circa …
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CORYNEBACTERIAL — adjective see: corynebacterium
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DIPHTHERIA — Acute infectious Corynebacterium diphtheriae . The bacterium usually enters through the tonsils, nose, or throat and multiplies there, forming a …
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TOMATO CANKER — noun : a bacterial canker of tomatoes caused by a spore-forming bacterium ( Corynebacterium micheganense ) and characterized by elongated …
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SUMMER MASTITIS — noun : bovine mastitis that occurs sporadically especially in cattle on summer pasture, is caused by a pus-forming bacterium ( …
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RING ROT — noun 1. : decay in a log following closely the annual rings 2. a. : a disease of sweet potatoes …
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PYOBACILLOSIS — |pī(ˌ) ō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from py- + bacillosis : infection with or disease caused in sheep, swine, or …
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PSEUDOGLANDERS — “+ noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: pseud- + glanders : an infectious lymphangitis of horses and …
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PSEUDODIPHTHERIA BACILLUS — |sü(ˌ)dō+...- noun Etymology: pseudodiphtheria from New Latin, from pseud- + diphtheria : a nonpathogenic bacterium ( Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum ) that …
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POLAR BODY — noun 1. : any of the metachromatic granules concentrated at the ends of bacteria (as the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae …
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KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS — ˈklāps]ˈleflə(r)-, ˈklebz] noun Usage: usually capitalized K&L Etymology: after Edwin Klebs and Friedrich A. J. Löffler died 1915 German bacteriologist …
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DIPHTHERIA — difˈthirēə, ÷dipˈ-, -thēr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from French diphthérie, from Greek diphthera piece of leather (probably …
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CORYNEFORM — kəˈrinəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: coryne- (from New Latin Corynebacterium ) + -form : resembling bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
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CORYNEBACTERIAL — “+ adjective Etymology: New Latin Corynebacterium + English -al : of, relating to, or caused by bacteria of the genus …
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CORYNEBACTERIACEAE — |kȯrəˌnē+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Corynebacterium, type genus + -aceae : a family (order Eubacteriales) of …
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CAULIFLOWER DISEASE — noun 1. : an eelworm disease of the strawberry characterized by clustered, malformed, and puckered leaves 2. : a disease …
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CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS — noun : a chronic infectious disease of sheep and goats characterized by caseation of the lymph glands and occasionally of …
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ARTHROBACTER — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌbaktə(r) noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from arthr- + -bacter : a genus of soil bacteria comprising cellulolytic forms …
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RING ROT — Plant Pathol. a disease of potatoes, characterized by wilted foliage and rotting of the ring of vascular bundles in the …
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KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS — /klebz"lef"leuhr/ ; Ger. /klayps"luef"leuhrdd/ a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria. [ 1890-95; named after E. KLEBS and F. A. …
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DIPHTHEROID — /dif"theuh royd', dip"-/ , adj. Pathol. 1. resembling diphtheria, esp. in the formation of a false membrane in the throat. …
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DIPHTHERIA — /dif thear"ee euh, dip-/ , n. Pathol. a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by …
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CORYNEFORM — /keuh rin"euh fawrm'/ , adj. 1. having a rodlike or clublike shape. n. 2. Bacteriol. any coryneform bacterium, esp. a …
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BACTERIAL CANKER — Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by cankers and usually by exudation of gum, caused by bacteria, as of …
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