coccus /kokˈəs/

1. A one-seeded portion of a dry fruit that breaks up at maturity (botany)
2. A spherical bacterium (zoology)

coccal /kokˈəl/ adjective

coccid /kokˈsid/ noun and adjective

(any insect) of the family Coccidae /kokˈsi-dē/, which includes the scale insects, or of the superfamily Coccoidea

coccidioidomycosis /-oi-dō-mī-kōˈsis/ noun

(also coccidiomycoˈsis) infection resulting from the inhalation of the spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis, occurring either as an influenza-like respiratory illness, or as a severe, progressive disease affecting the skin, viscera, nervous system and lungs

coccidiosis /kok-sid-i-ōsˈis/ noun

A contagious infection of birds and animals by coccidia

coccidiostat /kok-sidˈi-ō-stat/ noun

1. An agent which builds up a resistance by the host to coccidia by retarding the latter's lifecycle, etc
2. Any of various drugs used to prevent the development of coccidium-caused diseases, often added to feedstuffs or drinking water

coccidium /kok-sidˈi-əm/ noun (pl coccidˈia)

A parasitic protozoan of the order Eucoccidˈia

coccoid /kokˈoid/ adjective

Coccˈūlus noun

A tropical genus of climbing plants (family Menispermaceae)

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