pneumococcus

English

Etymology

From pneumo- +‎ -coccus.

Noun

pneumococcus (plural pneumococci)

1. A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

Derived terms

• pneumococcal
• pneumococcosis

Related terms

• coccus
• pneumocidal

Translations

Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Catalan: pneumococ (ca) m
• Finnish: pneumokokki (fi)
• French: pneumocoque (fr) m
• Italian: pneumococco (it) m
• Persian: پنوموکوک (penomokok)
• Russian: пневмоко́кк (ru) m (pnevmokókk)
• Spanish: neumococo m
• Swedish: pneumokock (sv) c
• Turkish: pnömokok