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pneumococcus

noun pneu·mo·coc·cus \ ˌnü-mə-ˈkä-kəs , ˌnyü- \

Definition of pneumococcus

plural pneumococci play \ˌnü-mə-ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē, ˌnyü-\
: a bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung
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pneumococcal

play \ˌnü-mə-ˈkä-kəl, ˌnyü-\ adjective

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pneumococcus

noun pneu·mo·coc·cus \ ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈkäk-əs \

medical Definition of pneumococcus

plural pneumococci play \-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī\
: a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. pneumoniae) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung

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