Medical Definition of Plectridium

1. A bacterial rod-shaped cell that contains a spore at one end, imparting a drumstick shape to the cell, such as the spore-containing cells in the organism causing tetanus, Clostridium tetani. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of G. Plektron, an instrument to strike with (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plectridium

plectognath
plectognath
plectognathi
Plectognathi
plectognath fish
Plectomycetes
Plectophera
Plectorrhiza
plectospondyli
plectospondylous
plectra
plectranthus
Plectranthus amboinicus
plectre
plectres
plectridium (current term)
plectron
plectrons
Plectrophenax
Plectrophenax nivalis
plectrovirus
plectrum
plectrum
plectrums
pled
pledge
pledge
pledged
pledgee
pledgees

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