GONOCOCCUS


Meaning of GONOCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgä-nə-ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural gon·o·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1889

: a pus-producing bacterium ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae ) that causes gonorrhea

• gon·o·coc·cal -ˈkä-kəl adjective

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