ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
( plural gonococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gon- + -coccus
: a pus-producing bacterium ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae ) that causes gonorrhea
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
( plural gonococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gon- + -coccus
: a pus-producing bacterium ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae ) that causes gonorrhea
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012