Medical Definition of Coccaceae
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An obsolete term for a family of Eubacteriales which included all the spherical cells dividing in one (Streptococcus), two (Micrococcus), or three (Sarcina) planes, then forming cells, pairs, tetrads, cubes or larger packets, or chains.
Origin: G. Kokkos, a berry
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coccaceae
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