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GONOCOCCUS (gonococci)

Dictionary entry overview: What does gonococcus mean?

• GONOCOCCUS (noun)
The noun GONOCOCCUS has 1 sense:

1. the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Familiarity information: GONOCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GONOCOCCUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gonococcus; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Hypernyms ("gonococcus" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants)

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