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Definition of “gonococcoid”

gonococcoid (ˌɡɒnəʊˈkɒkɔɪd) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. resembling gonococci

gonococcus (ˌɡɒnəʊˈkɒkəs Pronunciation for gonococcus

Definitions

noun

(plural) -cocci  (-ˈkɒksaɪ) 
  1. a spherical Gram-negative bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that causes gonorrhoea: family Neisseriaceae

Derived Forms

ˌgonoˈcoccal, ˌgonoˈcoccic adjective
ˌgonoˈcoccoid adjective

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