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nounany spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
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- tss syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
- streptokinase an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism
- staphylococcal of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria
- coccal of or pertaining to or resembling a coccus
- coccoid spherical; like a coccus
- coccobacillus a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
- streptodornase an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
- pneumococcal of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
- pneumococcal pneumonia pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
- pneumococcal vaccine vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus