English Explanatory Dictionary

pneumococcus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

Word forms

pneumococcus pneumococci

Etymology

From pneumo- + -coccus.

Related words

coccus pneumocidal

Derived words

antipneumococcal pneumococcal pneumococcic pneumococcosis
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