'Pneumococcus' definitions:
Definition of '
pneumococcus
'
From:
WordNet
noun
Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn: pneumococcus,
Diplococcus pneumoniae
]
Definition of '
Pneumococcus
'
From:
GCIDE
Pneumococcus \Pneu`mo*coc"cus\, n. [See
Pneumo-
, and
Coccus
.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease. [1913 Webster]
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