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/gon'euh kok"euhs/, n., pl. gonococci /-kok"suy, -see/.the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing gonorrhea.[1885-90; GONO- + -COCCUS]
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Gonococcus — Gon o*coc cus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? semen, the genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.) A vegetable micro[ o]rganism of the genus {Micrococcus}, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gonococcus — Gonococcus, die den Tripper erzeugende Bakterienart … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Gonocóccus — Gonocóccus, Gonokokken, die den Tripper erzeugende Bakterienart … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
gonococcus — [gän΄ə käk′əs] n. pl. gonococci [gän΄əkäk′sī΄] [ModL < GONO + COCCUS] the bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea gonococcal [gän΄əkäk′əl] adj … English World dictionary
gonococcus — noun (plural gonococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1889 a pus producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea • gonococcal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
gonococcus — noun A bacterium, taxonomic name Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that is responsible for gonorrhea. See Also: coccus … Wiktionary
gonococcus — SYN: Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [G. gone, seed, + kokkos, berry] * * * gon·o·coc·cus .gän ə käk əs n, pl coc·ci käk .(s)ī, käk (.)(s)ē a pus producing bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea gon·o·coc·cal käk əl or… … Medical dictionary
gonococcus — n. bacteria which causes gonorrheagon·o·coc·cus· || ‚gÉ‘nÉ™ kÉ‘kÉ™s /‚gÉ’nəʊ kÉ’k … English contemporary dictionary
gonococcus — [ˌgɒnə kɒkəs] noun (plural gonococci k(s)ʌɪ, k(s)i:) a bacterium which causes gonorrhoea. [Neisseria gonorrhoeae.] Derivatives gonococcal adjective … English new terms dictionary
gonococcus — gon·o·coc·cus … English syllables
