diplococcus
1Diplococcus — Dip lo*coc cus, n.; pl. {Diplococci}. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo os twofold + ko kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See {Micrococcus}. [1913 Webster] || …
2Diplococcus — Diplococcus, s. Kokken …
3Diplocóccus — Diplocóccus, Kokkenart, bei der immer je zwei Kokken nebeneinander liegen, flächenhafte Haufen bildend …
4Diplococcus — vgl. Diplokokkus …
5diplococcus — [dip΄ləkäk′əs] n. pl. diplococci [dip΄ləkäk′sī΄] any of a group of parasitic, spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as the pneumococcus that causes lobar pneumonia diplococcal [dip΄ləkä′kəl] adj. diplococcic [dip΄ləkäk′sik] …
6Diplococcus — A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a round bacterium (a coccus) that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. Examples are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Of these, all …
7diplococcus — noun (plural diplococci) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: circa 1881 any of various encapsulated bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single… …
8diplococcus — diplococcal, diplococcic /dip leuh kok sik/, adj. /dip leuh kok euhs/, n., pl. diplococci / kok suy, see/, Bacteriol. any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae. [1886; < NL; see DIPLO , COCCUS] * * * …
9Diplococcus — Species of this former genus of bacteria are now assigned to other genera. D. pneumoniae, the type species of D., is a member of the genus Streptococcus. See Neisseria, Peptococcus, Streptococcus. [ …
10diplococcus — 1. Spherical or ovoid bacterial cells joined together in pairs. 2. Common name of any organism belonging to the former bacterial genus D.. [diplo + G. kokkos, berry] * * * dip·lo·coc·cus käk əs n any of various encapsulated bacteria (as the… …
