co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·um 
(kôr′ə-nē-băk-tîrē-əm, kə-rĭn′ə-)
(kôr′ə-nē-băk-tîrē-əm, kə-rĭn′ə-)n. pl. co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·a (-tîrē-ə)
Any of various gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, which includes many animal and plant pathogens, such as the causative agent of diphtheria.
[New Latin Corynēbacterium, genus name : Greek korunē, club; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + BACTERIUM.]
- heterologously
- heterology
- heterolysis
- heterolytic
- heteromerous
- heteromorphic
- heteromorphism
- heteronomous
- heteronomously
- heteronormative
- heteronormatively
- heteronormativity
- heteronym
- heteronymous
- Heteroousian
- heterophonic
- heterophony
- heterophyllous
- heterophylly
- heteroplastic
- heteroplasty
- heteroploid
- heteroploidy
- heteropteran
- heteropterous