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diplococcus

/ˌdɪp.ləʊˈkɒk.əs/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un tipo de bacteria grampositiva que suele presentarse en pares o en cadenas cortas; algunos son patógenos, como el neumococo.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˌdɪp.ləʊˈkɒk.əs/

A noun referring to a type of Gram-positive bacterium that typically occurs in pairs.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un tipo de bacteria grampositiva que suele presentarse en pares o en cadenas cortas; algunos son patógenos, como el neumococo.
  1. Gram-positive bacteria in pairs C1 formal medical

    A type of spherical bacterium that typically appears in pairs (diplococci) and is Gram-positive, often associated with infections.

    • The laboratory identified the pathogen as a diplococcus.
    • Diplococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of pneumonia.
    • The Gram stain showed characteristic pairs of diplococci.

    🇪🇸diplococo

  • diplococci plural form
  • diplococci's possessive plural form
  • diplococcus's possessive singular form