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gonococcus

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Noun
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gon=o=coc=cus

CIDE DICTIONARY

gonococcusn. [NL., fr. Gr. semen, the genitals + NL. & E. coccus.].
     A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gonococcus, n. (pl. gonococci) a bacterium causing gonorrhoea.

Derivative
gonococcal adj.
Etymology
Gk gonos generation, semen + COCCUS

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