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pneumococcosis

pneumococcosis noun: any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).

Noun

pneumococcosis (plural pneumococcoses)

  1. Any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).

Forms of pneumococcosis

pluralpneumococcoses

Origin of pneumococcosis

From pneumococcus + -osis.

Questions about pneumococcosis

What does pneumococcosis mean?
Pneumococcosis means any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).
What part of speech is pneumococcosis?
Pneumococcosis is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumococcosis?
The plural of pneumococcosis is pneumococcoses.

Words near pneumococcosis in the dictionary

  1. pneumocidal
  2. pneumococcal
  3. pneumococci
  4. pneumococcic
  5. pneumococcoses
  6. pneumococcosis
  7. pneumococcus
  8. pneumocolon
  9. pneumocolonography
  10. pneumocolons
  11. pneumoconioses

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