Meaning Of The Word Pneumococcus

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What's The Definition Of Pneumococcus?

pneumococcus in American English
a bacterium ( Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is a cause of certain diseases, as pneumonia
noun: a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with cerain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis

pneumococcus in British English
noun: a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

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