Gonococcus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gonococcus \Gon`o*coc"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? semen, the
     genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.)
     A microorganism (Neisseria gonnorrhoeae) of the genus
     {Neisseria} (formerly {Micrococcus}), found in the secretion
     in gonorrhea, and constituting the cause of this disease.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gonococcus
       n : the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: {Neisseria
           gonorrhoeae}]
       [also: {gonococci} (pl)]