| Pronunciation: | | `gânu'kâkus
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea |
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GONOCOCCUS is a 10 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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| | See Also: | | bacteria, bacterium |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the Gram negative diplococcus that causes the disease gonorrhea. |
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