- Diplococcus
- Diplococcus vgl. Diplokokkus
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Diplococcus
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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 — Diplococcus, s. Kokken … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Diplocóccus — Diplocóccus, Kokkenart, bei der immer je zwei Kokken nebeneinander liegen, flächenhafte Haufen bildend … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
diplococcus — [dip΄ləkäk′əs] n. pl. diplococci [dip΄ləkäk′sī΄] any of a group of parasitic, spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as the pneumococcus that causes lobar pneumonia diplococcal [dip΄ləkä′kəl] adj. diplococcic [dip΄ləkäk′sik] … English World dictionary
Diplococcus — A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a round bacterium (a coccus) that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. Examples are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Of these, all … Wikipedia
diplococcus — noun (plural diplococci) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: circa 1881 any of various encapsulated bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diplococcus — diplococcal, diplococcic /dip leuh kok sik/, adj. /dip leuh kok euhs/, n., pl. diplococci / kok suy, see/, Bacteriol. any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae. [1886; < NL; see DIPLO , COCCUS] * * * … Universalium
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
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
