any of various spherical Gram-positive bacteria that occur in pairs, esp any of the genus Diplococcus, such as D. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia: family Lactobacillaceae
Derived forms
diplococcal (ˌdiploˈcoccal) or diplococcic (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk, -ˈkɒkɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'diplococci' in a sentence
diplococci
Peritoneal fluid examination was remarkable for leukocytosis and gramnegative diplococci.
Alan Awdisho, Rafia Zulfikar 2017, 'A case report of Neisseria mucosa peritonitis in a chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysispatient', Infectious Disease Reportshttp://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/6950. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diplococci were demonstrated in peripheral blood neutrophils and monocytes.
Deepti Mutreja, Nikhil Moorchung, S J Manasa, Jeenu Varghese 2018, 'Fatal meningococcal septicemia without meningeal signs, contribution of the peripheralsmear in diagnosis: Report of a case', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=2;spage=284;epage=286;aulast=Mutreja. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)