gonococcus

English

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Etymology

From a short form of gonorrhea + -coccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒnəˌkɒkəs/

Noun

gonococcus (plural gonococci)

1. Any of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that is responsible for gonorrhea.

Derived terms

• gonococcal / antigonococcal
• gonococcicide

Related terms

• coccus

Translations

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Armenian: գոնոկոկ (hy) (gonokok) Finnish: gonokokki (fi) French: gonocoque (fr) m Italian: gonococco (it) m Japanese: 淋菌 (ja) (りんきん, rinkin) Russian: гонококк (ru) m (gonokokk) Ukrainian: гонокок m (honokok)