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pneumococcus
[ noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‑ ]
noun
, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -sahy, ‑see, nyoo‑].
- a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
pneumococcus
/ ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs /
noun
- a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia
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Derived Forms
- ˌpneumoˈcoccal, adjective
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Other Words From
- pneu·mo·coc·cal [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -, uh, l, nyoo‑], pneu·mo·coc·cic [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -sik, nyoo‑], pneu·mo·coc·cous [noo-m, uh, -, kok, -, uh, s, nyoo‑], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pneumococcus1
From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; pneumo- none, -coccus none
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Example Sentences
Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
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By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.
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Various organisms have been found in other forms of meningitis—the pneumococcus most frequently.
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The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis.
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Cultivations from the heart blood gave a pure growth of a typical (capsulated) pneumococcus.
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