Definition of Pneumococci

1. Noun. (plural of pneumococcus) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pneumococci

1. pneumococcus [n] - See also: pneumococcus

Medical Definition of Pneumococci

1. Gram-positive pyogenic organisms (about 1m diameter), usually encapsulated, closely related to streptococci, associated with diseases of the lung. (29 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumococci

pneumobulbar
pneumocardial
pneumocele
pneumocentesis
pneumocephalus
pneumocholecystitis
pneumococcaemia
pneumococcal
pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis
pneumococcal empyema
pneumococcal infections
pneumococcal pneumonia
pneumococcal pneumonia immunization
pneumococcal polysaccharide
pneumococcal vaccine
pneumococci (current term)
pneumococcidal
pneumococcolysis
pneumococcosis
pneumococcosuria
pneumococcus
pneumocolon
pneumoconioses
pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis of coal workers
pneumocranium
pneumocystis
pneumocystis carinii infections
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Literary usage of Pneumococci

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"On the 20th some fluid was taken out with a syringe, and proved to be opaque, of a greenish yellow colour, and to contain an enormous number of pneumococci ..."

2. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1919)
"PARTIALLY AUTOLYZED pneumococci IN THE TREATMENT OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA RESULTS IN 200 CASES* EC ROSENOW The curative power of ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"The author believes that up to the present time it has not been demonstrated that pneumococci and streptococci can at all times be clearly differentiated ..."

4. A Manual of Clinical Chemistry, Microscopy, and Bacteriology by Martin Klopstock, Albert Kowarsky (1912)
"pneumococci present themselves, as a rule, as diplococci, which are pointed ... On glycerine agar pneumococci develop small colonies resembling dew-drops; ..."

5. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Dissolution of pneumococci at Varying Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations. Effect of Temperature, Previous Killing of the Organisms, and Fresh Human Serum on the ..."

6. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1919)
"A STUDY OF ATYPICAL TYPE II pneumococci. BY ERNEST G. STILLMAN, MD (Prom the Hospital of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. ..."

7. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Differentiation of pneumococci from Streptococci.—Blood-agar plates are helpful. The pneumococcus differs from Streptococcus ..."

8. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"On the 20th some fluid was taken out with a syringe, and proved to be opaque, of a greenish yellow colour, and to contain an enormous number of pneumococci ..."

9. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1919)
"PARTIALLY AUTOLYZED pneumococci IN THE TREATMENT OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA RESULTS IN 200 CASES* EC ROSENOW The curative power of ..."

10. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"The author believes that up to the present time it has not been demonstrated that pneumococci and streptococci can at all times be clearly differentiated ..."

11. A Manual of Clinical Chemistry, Microscopy, and Bacteriology by Martin Klopstock, Albert Kowarsky (1912)
"pneumococci present themselves, as a rule, as diplococci, which are pointed ... On glycerine agar pneumococci develop small colonies resembling dew-drops; ..."

12. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Dissolution of pneumococci at Varying Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations. Effect of Temperature, Previous Killing of the Organisms, and Fresh Human Serum on the ..."

13. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1919)
"A STUDY OF ATYPICAL TYPE II pneumococci. BY ERNEST G. STILLMAN, MD (Prom the Hospital of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. ..."

14. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Differentiation of pneumococci from Streptococci.—Blood-agar plates are helpful. The pneumococcus differs from Streptococcus ..."

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