'Gonococcus' definitions:
Definition of 'gonococcus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae]
Definition of 'Gonococcus'
From: GCIDE
- Gonococcus \Gon`o*coc"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? semen, the genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.) A microorganism (Neisseria gonnorrhoeae) of the genus Neisseria (formerly Micrococcus), found in the secretion in gonorrhea, and constituting the cause of this disease. [1913 Webster +PJC]