pneumococcus

[ noo-muh-kok-uh s, nyoo‐ ]
/ ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐ /

noun, plural pneu·mo·coc·ci [noo-muh-kok-sahy, ‐see, nyoo‐] /ˌnu məˈkɒk saɪ, ‐si, ˌnyu‐/.

a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.

Origin of pneumococcus

From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at pneumo-, -coccus

OTHER WORDS FROM pneumococcus

pneu·mo·coc·cal [noo-muh-kok-uh l, nyoo‐] /ˌnu məˈkɒk əl, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cic [noo-muh-kok-sik, nyoo‐] /ˌnu məˈkɒk sɪk, ˌnyu‐/, pneu·mo·coc·cous [noo-muh-kok-uh s, nyoo‐] /ˌnu məˈkɒk əs, ˌnyu‐/, adjective

Words nearby pneumococcus

pneumococcal vaccine, pneumococcemia, pneumococcidal, pneumococcosis, pneumococcosuria, pneumococcus, pneumoconiosis, pneumocranium, pneumocystis, pneumocystis carinii, pneumocystis pneumonia

Example sentences from the Web for pneumococcal

  • In pneumococcal and typhoid infections, also, the organisms may be found in the blood.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for pneumococcal

pneumococcus
/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈkɒkəs) /

noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ)

a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

Derived forms of pneumococcus

pneumococcal, adjective

Medical definitions for pneumococcal

pneumococcus
[ nōō′mə-kŏk′əs ]

n. pl. pneu•mo•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)

A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and is associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.

Other words from pneumococcus

pneu′mo•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) adj.