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gonococcus

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Main Entry:
gon·o·coc·cus Listen to the pronunciation of gonococcus
Pronunciation:
\ˌgä-nə-ˈkä-kəs\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural gon·o·coc·ci Listen to the pronunciation of gonococci \-ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē\
Etymology:
New Latin
Date:
1889
: a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
— gon·o·coc·cal Listen to the pronunciation of gonococcal \-ˈkä-kəl\ adjective
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