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coc⋅cus

  [kok-uhs]
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–noun, plural -ci  [-sahy, -see] .
1. Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
2. Botany. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
Origin:
1755–65; < NL < Gk kókkos grain, seed, berry

Related forms:
coccal, coc⋅cic  [kok-sik] , adjective
coccous, adjective

-coccus

 
a combining form representing coccus in compound words: streptococcus.
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coc·cus   (kŏk'əs)   
n.   pl. coc·ci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)

  1. A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.

  2. Botany A division containing a single seed that splits apart from a many-lobed fruit.


[New Latin, from Greek kokkos, grain, seed.]
coc'cal (kŏk'əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: coc·cus
Pronunciation: 'käk-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coc·ci /'käk-"(s)I also-(")(s)E/
1 : a spherical bacterium
2 : COCHINEAL
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coccus coc·cus (kŏk'əs)
n. pl. coc·ci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)
A bacterium of round, spheroidal, or ovoid form.

coc'coid' (kŏk'oid') or coc'cal (kŏk'əl) adj.

-coccus suff.
A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape: streptococcus.

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coccus   (kŏk'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural cocci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)
Any of various bacteria having a round or ovoid form such as streptococcus or staphylococcus, usually grouped in chains.
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