dip|lo|coc|cus

dip|lo|coc|cus
dip|lo|coc|cus «DIHP luh KOK uhs», noun, plural -coc|ci «-KOK sy».
Bacteriology. any one of a group of elongated, parasitic bacteria, occurring typically as paired cells enclosed in a capsule, especially the species that causes lobar pneumonia. See also streptococcus. (Cf.streptococcus)
[< NLatin Diplococcus the genus name < Greek diplóos double + New Latin coccus coccus]

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  • coc — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; chi·o·coc·ca; chlo·ro·coc·ca·les; chlo·ro·coc·cine; chlo·ro·coc·cum; chon·dro·coc·cus; chro·o·coc·ca·ce·ae; chro·o·coc·ca·les; chro·o·coc·cus; coc·ca·ce·ae; coc·ca·gee; coc·cal; coc·ce·ian; coc·ce·ian·ism; coc·ce·rin;… …   English syllables

  • cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

  • dip — chae·to·dip·ter·us; cteno·dip·te·ri·ni; cy·dip·pe; cy·dip·pea; cy·dip·pid; cy·dip·pi·da; cy·dip·pid·ea; di·dip·lis; dip; dip·la·can·thi·dae; dip·la·can·thus; dip·la·cu·sis; dip·la·de·nia; dip·lar·throus; dip·lo·bacillus; dip·lo·bi·ont;… …   English syllables

  • diplococcus — dip·lo·coc·cus …   English syllables

  • diplococcus — dip•lo•coc•cus [[t]ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk əs[/t]] n. pl. coc•ci [[t] ˈkɒk saɪ, si[/t]] mcr any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL dip lo•coc′cal, dip lo•coc′cic ˈkɒk sɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… …   English syllables

  • Diplococcus — Species of this former genus of bacteria are now assigned to other genera. D. pneumoniae, the type species of D., is a member of the genus Streptococcus. See Neisseria, Peptococcus, Streptococcus. [ …   Medical dictionary

  • diplococcus — 1. Spherical or ovoid bacterial cells joined together in pairs. 2. Common name of any organism belonging to the former bacterial genus D.. [diplo + G. kokkos, berry] * * * dip·lo·coc·cus käk əs n any of various encapsulated bacteria (as the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Diplococci — Diplococcus Dip lo*coc cus, n.; pl. {Diplococci}. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo os twofold + ko kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See {Micrococcus}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Diplococcus — Dip lo*coc cus, n.; pl. {Diplococci}. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo os twofold + ko kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See {Micrococcus}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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