diplococcus
[ dip-luh-kok-uh s ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk əs /
noun, plural dip·lo·coc·ci [dip-luh-kok-sahy, -see] /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk saɪ, -si/, Bacteriology.
any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
OTHER WORDS FROM diplococcus
dip·lo·coc·cal, dip·lo·coc·cic [dip-luh-kok-sik] /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk sɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby diplococcus
diploblastic,
diplocardia,
diplocardiac,
diplock court,
diplococcoid,
diplococcus,
diplocoria,
diplodocus,
diploe,
diplogenesis,
diploic vein
Example sentences from the Web for diplococci
And here it says, "Gram negative, diplococci intra- and extra-cellular morphological resembling neisseria gonococci."
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyDiplococci without capsules are common in the sputum, but have no special significance.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis |James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for diplococci
diplococcus
/ (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒkəs) /
noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒksaɪ)
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
Derived forms of diplococcus
diplococcal or diplococcic (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk, -ˈkɒkɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for diplococci (1 of 2)
diplococcus
[ dĭp′lō-kŏk′əs ]
n. pl. dip•lo•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)
Any of various paired spherical bacteria, including those of the genus Diplococcus, some of which are pathogenic.
Other words from diplococcus
dip′lo•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) null adj.Medical definitions for diplococci (2 of 2)
Diplococcus
[ dĭp′lō-kŏk′əs ]
n.
A genus of gram-positive anaerobic encapsulated fermenting bacteria having a somewhat elongated spherical shape.