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pneumococcus

/ˌnjuː.məˈkɒk.əs/

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noun

C2formalcommonmedical/ˌnjuː.məˈkɒk.əs/

irregular plural

A bacterium that causes pneumonia in mice and humans.

  • 🇷🇺Бактерия, вызывающая пневмонию у мышей и людей.
  1. Bacterium causing pneumonia C1 formal medical

    A type of bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is a common cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and other infections in humans and animals.

    • The pneumococcus is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia in adults.
    • Vaccination can help prevent infections caused by pneumococcus.
    • The laboratory identified pneumococcus in the patient's sputum sample.

    🇷🇺Пневмококк

  • pneumococci plural form
  • pneumococci's possessive plural form
  • pneumococcus's possessive singular form