pneumococci
məˈkɒk noun, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci 
[‐kok-sahy, ‐see] .
[‐kok-sahy, ‐see] . a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with cerain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
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| —n , pl -cocci | |
| a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia | |
| pneumo'coccal | |
| —adj | |
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pneumococcus pneu·mo·coc·cus (n&oomacr;'mə-kŏk'əs, ny&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. pneu·mo·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī', -kŏk'ī')
A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and is associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.
pneu'mo·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj.
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