pneumococcus

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Synonyms: pneumococcal, pneumococcic, pneumococci, pseudococcus, pleurococcus

Antonyms: pneumococcal, pneumococcic, pneumococci, pseudococcus, pleurococcus

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Noun

1. A [[gram-positive]] [[bacterium]], {{taxfmt|Streptococcus pneumoniae|species}}, that causes [[pneumonia]] and other [[infectious]] [[disease]]s.

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