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(new-moh-kok-ŭs)
(pl. pneumococci)
the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is associated with pneumonia, pneumococcal meningitis, and septicaemia and is a common bacterial cause of ear infections.
—pneumococcal adj.
From: pneumococcus in A Dictionary of Nursing »
Subjects: Medicine and Health — Genetics and Genomics.
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