diplococcus

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une bactérie gram-positive de forme sphérique qui se présente généralement en paires.

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.

   🇫🇷Diplocoque (bactérie Gram positive en paires)

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