ALL meanings of pneumococcus
pneu·mo·coc·cus
P p - noun plural pneumococcus a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis. 1
- noun pneumococcus a spherical bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-positive Diplococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia 0
- noun pneumococcus a bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is a cause of certain diseases, as pneumonia 0