gonococcus

gonococcus
SYN: Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [G. gone, seed, + kokkos, berry]

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gon·o·coc·cus .gän-ə-'käk-əs n, pl -coc·ci -'käk-.(s)ī, -'käk-(.)(s a pus-producing bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
gon·o·coc·cal -'käk-əl or gon·o·coc·cic -'käk-(s)ik adj

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n. (pl. gonococci)
the causative agent of gonorrhoea: the bacterium Neisseria.
gonococcal adj.

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gono·coc·cus (gon″o-kokґəs) pl. gonococґci [gono-1 + coccus] an individual microorganism of the species Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the organism causing gonorrhea. gonococcal, gonococcic adj

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  • gonococcus — [gän΄ə käk′əs] n. pl. gonococci [gän΄əkäk′sī΄] [ModL < GONO + COCCUS] the bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea gonococcal [gän΄əkäk′əl] adj …   English World dictionary

  • gonococcus — noun (plural gonococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1889 a pus producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea • gonococcal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gonococcus — gonococcal, gonococcic /gon euh kok sik/, adj. gonococcoid, adj. /gon euh kok euhs/, n., pl. gonococci / kok suy, see/. the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing gonorrhea. [1885 90; GONO + COCCUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • gonococcus — noun A bacterium, taxonomic name Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that is responsible for gonorrhea. See Also: coccus …   Wiktionary

  • gonococcus — n. bacteria which causes gonorrheagon·o·coc·cus· || ‚gÉ‘nÉ™ kÉ‘kÉ™s /‚gÉ’nəʊ kÉ’k …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gonococcus — [ˌgɒnə kɒkəs] noun (plural gonococci k(s)ʌɪ, k(s)i:) a bacterium which causes gonorrhoea. [Neisseria gonorrhoeae.] Derivatives gonococcal adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • gonococcus — gon·o·coc·cus …   English syllables

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