Pneumococcus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pneumococcus is a noun meaning A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases.
Meaning
A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases.
Word Forms
- pneumococci
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pneumonia, mycoplasma, pneumotyphus, pneumotype, pneumocytosis, pneumophage.
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