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pneumococcus

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

noun.animal

Synonyms diplococcus pneumoniae

Source: WordNet 3.0
A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease.

noun

Source: webster1913

Nearby words

pneumatophore pneumatothorax pneumoötoka pneumococcal pneumococcal pneumonia pneumococcal vaccine pneumoconiosis pneumocystis carinii pneumonia pneumocystis pneumonia pneumocytosis pneumoencephalogram pneumogastric

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