PNEUMOCOCCUS


Meaning of PNEUMOCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnü-mə-ˈkä-kəs, ˌnyü- ]

noun

( plural pneu·mo·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1890

: a bacterium ( Streptococcus pneumoniae ) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung

• pneu·mo·coc·cal -ˈkä-kəl adjective

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