pneumococcus

[ noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‑ ]

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noun

, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -sahy, ‑see, nyoo‑].

a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.

pneumococcus

/ ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs /

a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

pneu·mo·coc·cal [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -, uh, l, nyoo‑], pneu·mo·coc·cic [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -sik, nyoo‑], pneu·mo·coc·cous [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -, uh, s, nyoo‑], adjective

From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; pneumo- none, -coccus none

Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.

By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.

Various organisms have been found in other forms of meningitis—the pneumococcus most frequently.

The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis.

Cultivations from the heart blood gave a pure growth of a typical (capsulated) pneumococcus.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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