Pneumococcus Moderate

Pneumococcus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

pneumococcus Diplococcus pneumoniae

A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

See Also

pneumococcosis coccus streptococcus pneumoniae disease pneumocidal bacterium pneumococcal pneumonia

Related Terms

pneumococcosis coccus streptococcus pneumoniae disease pneumocidal bacterium pneumococcal pneumonia gram positive pneumocyclicin pneumococci antipneumococcal antipneumococcic pneumococcic infectious

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

diplococcus

Rhyming Words

cus icus hocus ascus secus ulcus oecus focus ancus locus arcus fucus lycus vicus lacus dacus cocus orcus mucus ficus

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