diplobacillus

[ dip-loh-buh-sil-uh s ]
/ ˌdɪp loʊ bəˈsɪl əs /

noun, plural dip·lo·ba·cil·i [dip-loh-buh-sil-ahy] /ˌdɪp loʊ bəˈsɪl aɪ/. Bacteriology.

a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.

Origin of diplobacillus

First recorded in 1900–05; diplo- + bacillus

Medical definitions for diplobacillus

diplobacillus
[ dĭp′lō-bə-sĭləs ]

n.

A rod-shaped bacterium occurring in pairs linked end to end.