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pneumococcus
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pneu·mo·coc·cus  (nm-kks, ny-)
n. pl. pneu·mo·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)
A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia, associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.
pneumo·coccal (-kkl) adj.
pneumococcus [ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs]
n pl -cocci [-ˈkɒkaɪ]
(Medicine / Pathology) a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia
pneumococcal  adj
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Noun1.pneumococcus - bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humanspneumococcus - bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Diplococcus pneumoniae
diplococcus - Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
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