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pneumococcus

pneumococcus noun: a gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases.

Noun

pneumococcus (plural pneumococci)

  1. A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

pneumococcus meaning in Persian

pneumococcus in Persian

Streptococcus pneumoniae
پنوموکوک penomokok

Forms of pneumococcus

pluralpneumococci

Origin of pneumococcus

From pneumo- + -coccus.

Words formed from pneumococcus

Questions about pneumococcus

What does pneumococcus mean?
Pneumococcus means a gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases.
What is pneumococcus in Persian?
Pneumococcus in Persian is پنوموکوک (penomokok). See Pneumococcus meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is pneumococcus?
Pneumococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumococcus?
The plural of pneumococcus is pneumococci.

Words near pneumococcus in the dictionary

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

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