pneumococcus

[ noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‐ ]

/ ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐ /

noun, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci [noo-muh-kok-sahy, ‐see, nyoo‐]. /ˌnu məˈkɒk saɪ, ‐si, ˌnyu‐/.

a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.

Origin of pneumococcus

From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at pneumo-, -coccus

OTHER WORDS FROM pneumococcus

pneu·mo·coc·cal

[noo-muh-kok-uhl, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əl, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cic

[noo-muh-kok-sik, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk sɪk, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cous

[noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐/, adjective

Words nearby pneumococcus

pneumococcal vaccine, pneumococcemia, pneumococcidal, pneumococcosis, pneumococcosuria, pneumococcus, pneumoconiosis, pneumocranium, pneumocystis, Pneumocystis carinii, pneumocystis pneumonia

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Example sentences from the Web for pneumococcus

Widely present as the pneumococcus is, we know well that it is powerless for harm except in unhealthful surroundings.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
Various organisms have been found in other forms of meningitis—the pneumococcus most frequently.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Another interesting feature about the pneumococcus is its vitality outside of the body.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
Also the pneumococcus, though often present, must be raised in virulence before it can produce untoward results.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw

British Dictionary definitions for pneumococcus

pneumococcus

/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs) /

noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ)

a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

Derived forms of pneumococcus

pneumococcal, adjective

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Medical definitions for pneumococcus

pneumococcus

[ nōō′mə-kŏk′əs ]

n. pl. pneu•mo•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)

A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and is associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.

Other words from pneumococcus

pneu′mo•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) adj.

单词	pneumococcus
释义	pneumococcus [ noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‐ ] / ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐ / noun, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci [noo-muh-kok-sahy, ‐see, nyoo‐]. /ˌnu məˈkɒk saɪ, ‐si, ˌnyu‐/. a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis. Origin of pneumococcus From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at pneumo-, -coccus OTHER WORDS FROM pneumococcus pneu·mo·coc·cal [noo-muh-kok-uhl, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əl, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cic [noo-muh-kok-sik, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk sɪk, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cous [noo-muh-kok-uhs, nyoo‐], /ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐/, adjective Words nearby pneumococcus pneumococcal vaccine, pneumococcemia, pneumococcidal, pneumococcosis, pneumococcosuria, pneumococcus, pneumoconiosis, pneumocranium, pneumocystis, Pneumocystis carinii, pneumocystis pneumonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pneumococcus Widely present as the pneumococcus is, we know well that it is powerless for harm except in unhealthful surroundings. Preventable Diseases\|Woods Hutchinson Various organisms have been found in other forms of meningitis—the pneumococcus most frequently. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd Another interesting feature about the pneumococcus is its vitality outside of the body. Preventable Diseases\|Woods Hutchinson Also the pneumococcus, though often present, must be raised in virulence before it can produce untoward results. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4\|Various The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis. The Treatment of Hay Fever\|George Frederick Laidlaw British Dictionary definitions for pneumococcus pneumococcus / (ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs) / noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ) a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia Derived forms of pneumococcus pneumococcal, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pneumococcus pneumococcus [ nōō′mə-kŏk′əs ] n. pl. pneu•mo•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′) A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and is associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases. Other words from pneumococcus pneu′mo•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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