pneumococcus
a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
Origin of pneumococcus
1Other words from pneumococcus
- pneu·mo·coc·cal [noo-muh-kok-uhl, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əl, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cic [noo-muh-kok-sik, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk sɪk, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cous [noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐/, adjective
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How to use pneumococcus in a sentence
Should bacteria resembling pneumococci be found, Buerger's method (p. 37) should be tried.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAmong the dangers to the child is the imperfect oxygenation of its blood, and in a few cases the pneumococci reach the fetus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyPneumococci may give rise to inflammations in many locations.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThose most commonly found are staphylococci, streptococci, and pneumococci.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThese are micrococci, streptococci and pneumococci, all Gram positive organisms.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
British Dictionary definitions for pneumococcus
/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs) /
a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia
Derived forms of pneumococcus
- pneumococcal, adjective
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