corynebacteria
[ kawr-uh-nee-bak-teer-ee-uh, kuh-rin-uh- kuh-rin-uh- ]
/ ˌkɔr ə ni bækˈtɪər i ə, kəˈrɪn ə- kəˈrɪn ə- /
plural noun, singular cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um [kawr-uh-nee-bak-teer-ee-uh m, kuh-rin-uh-] /ˌkɔr ə ni bækˈtɪər i əm, kəˈrɪn ə-/.
rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, many species of which are pathogenic.
Origin of corynebacteria
OTHER WORDS FROM corynebacteria
cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby corynebacteria
corydon,
coryell,
corymb,
corymbiform,
corymbose,
corynebacteria,
corynebacterium,
corynebacterium diphtheriae,
coryneform,
coryphaeus,
coryphodon
Example sentences from the Web for corynebacterium
Preisz named the organism "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiosi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows |Ward J. MacNealPreisz suggested the name "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiousi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows |Ward J. MacNeal
Medical definitions for corynebacterium
corynebacterium
[ kôr′ə-nē-băk-tîr′ē-əm, kə-rĭn′ə- ]
n.
Any of various gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium.