pneumobacillus

[ noo-moh-buh-sil-uh s, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu moʊ bəˈsɪl əs, ˌnyu- /

noun, plural pneu·mo·ba·cil·li [noo-moh-buh-sil-ahy, nyoo-] /ˌnu moʊ bəˈsɪl aɪ, ˌnyu-/.

a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.

Origin of pneumobacillus

From New Latin; see origin at pneumo-, bacillus

Words nearby pneumobacillus

pneumectomy, pneumo-, pneumo-orbitography, pneumoangiography, pneumoarthrography, pneumobacillus, pneumocardial, pneumocele, pneumocentesis, pneumocephalus, pneumococcal vaccine

Example sentences from the Web for pneumobacillus

  • Of the less common was Bacillus pyocyaneus and the pneumobacillus of Friedlnder.

    Plague |Thomas Wright Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for pneumobacillus

pneumobacillus
/ (ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪləs) /

noun plural -li (-laɪ)

a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

Medical definitions for pneumobacillus

pneumobacillus
[ nōō′mō-bə-sĭl′əs ]

n. pl. pneu•mo•ba•cil•li (-sĭl′ī′)

A nonmotile, gram-negative bacterium (Klebsiella pneumoniae) that causes a severe form of pneumonia and is associated with other respiratory infections.