mycoplasma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Word forms

mycoplasma mycoplasmas mycoplasmata

Etymology

From translingual Mycoplasma, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “-shaped”). Equivalent to myco- + plasma.

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