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diplococcus [ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒkəs] n pl -cocci [-ˈkɒksaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of various spherical Gram-positive bacteria that occur in pairs, esp any of the genus Diplococcus, such as D. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia: family Lactobacillaceae diplococcal , diplococcic [ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk -ˈkɒkɪk] adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Colonies resembling meningococci were identified by conventional tests, and oxidase-positive, gram-negative diplococci were frozen and stored in duplicate as putative meningococci at -70[degrees]C. meningitidis isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); meningococcal antigen or DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid by latex agglutination or polymerase chain reaction; or gram-negative diplococci detected in cerebrospinal fluid, blood, or skin biopsy. The next morning a chest x-ray shows infiltration in the right lower lung field, and the sputum culture shows gram-positive diplococci. |
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