Found 2 items, similar to pneumococcus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pneumococcus pneumococcus n : bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn: Diplococcus pneumoniae ] [also: pneumococci (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pneumococcus Pneumococcus \Pneu`mo*coc"cus\, n. [See Pneumo-, and Coccus.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease. [1913 Webster]