gonococcus

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From a short form of gonorrhea + -coccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒnəˌkɒkəs/

Noun

gonococcus (plural gonococci)

1. Any of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that is responsible for gonorrhea.

Derived terms

• gonococcal / antigonococcal
• gonococcicide

Related terms

• coccus

Translations

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Armenian: գոնոկոկ (hy) (gonokok)
• Finnish: gonokokki (fi)
• French: gonocoque (fr) m
• Italian: gonococco (it) m
• Japanese: 淋菌 (ja) (りんきん, rinkin)
• Russian: гонококк (ru) m (gonokokk)
• Ukrainian: гонокок m (honokok)