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pneumococcus: Meaning and Definition of
pneu•mo•coc•cus
Pronunciation: (n"mu-kok'us, ny"-), [key]
— pl. -coc•ci
- a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with cerain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
See also:
- pneumococcus (Thesaurus)
