- pneumobacilli
- n. bacteria causing pneumonia, bacteria that causes severe inflammation and congestion of the lungs
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
pneumobacilli
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pneumobacillus — |n(y)ümō+ noun (plural pneumobacilli) Etymology: New Latin, from pneum + bacillus : a bacterium (Klebsiella pneumoniae) associated with pneumonia and other inflammations of the respiratory tract called also Friedländer s bacillus * * * /nooh moh… … Useful english dictionary
pneumobacillus — /nooh moh beuh sil euhs, nyooh /, n., pl. pneumobacilli / sil uy/. a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, esp. of the respiratory tract. [ < NL; see PNEUMO , BACILLUS] * * * … Universalium
pneumobacillus — /ˌnjumoʊbəˈsɪləs/ (say .nyoohmohbuh siluhs) noun (plural pneumobacilli /ˌnjumoʊbəˈsɪlaɪ/ (say .nyoohmohbuh siluy)) a bacillus Klebsiella pneumoniae, the causative agent of certain respiratory diseases, especially pneumonia. {New Latin. See pneumo …
pneumobacillus — [no͞o΄mō bə sil′əs, nyo͞o΄mō bə sil′əs] n. pl. pneumobacilli [no͞o΄mō bə sil′ī, nyo͞o΄mō bə sil′ī] [ModL: see PNEUMO & BACILLUS] a bacillus (Klebsiella pneumoniae) associated with one form of pneumonia … English World dictionary
