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Diplococcus /Dip·lo·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) former name for a genus of bacteria of the tribe Streptococceae. D. pneumo´niae is now called Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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diplococcus /dip·lo·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. diplococ´ci  

1. any of the spherical, lanceolate, or coffee-bean–shaped bacteria occurring usually in pairs as a result of incomplete separation after cell division in a single plane.

2. an organism of the genus Diplococcus.

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Dip·lo·coc·cus (dpl-kks)

n.

A genus of gram-positive anaerobic encapsulated fermenting bacteria having a somewhat elongated spherical shape.

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dip·lo·coc·cus (dpl-kks)

n. pl. dip·lo·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)

Any of various paired spherical bacteria, including those of the genus Diplococcus, some of which are pathogenic.

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diplo·coccal (-kkl), diplo·coccic (-kksk, -kkk) adj.

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diplococcus

[dip′lōkok′əs] pl, diplococci

Etymology: Gk, diploos, double, kokkos, berry

1  n, a member of the Coccaceae family that occurs in pairs because of incomplete cell division. Diplococci are often found as parasites or saprophytes.

2  adj, describing bacteria of the Coccaceae family, which occur as pairs of cocci. Examples include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrheae, and N. meningitidis.

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Diplococcus [dip″lo-kok´us]

former name for a genus of bacteria of the tribe Streptococceae. D. pneumo´niae is now called Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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diplococcus [dip″lo-kok´us] (pl. diplococ´�ci)

1. any of the spherical, lance-shaped, or coffee bean–shaped bacteria occurring usually in pairs as a result of incomplete separation after cell division in a single plane.

2. any organism of the genus Diplococcus.

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Diplococcus

former name for a genus of bacteria (tribe Streptococcaceae). The species have been assigned other names. See streptococcuspneumoniae.

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diplococcus

pl. diplococci. Any of the spherical bacteria occurring usually in pairs as a result of incomplete separation after cell division in a single plane.