Pneumococcus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases
  2. 2
    bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
diplococcus pneumoniae

Etymology

From pneumo- + -coccus.

Related phrases

gram positivestreptococcus pneumoniae

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