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gonococcus
CIDE DICTIONARY
gonococcus, n. [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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