pneumobacilli

Variant of pneumobacillus

pneumobacillus definition

pneumo·ba·cil·lus (no̵̅o̅′mō bə sil′əs, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun pl. pneumobacilli -·cil′li (-ī)

a bacillus (Klebsiella pneumoniae) associated with one form of pneumonia

Etymology: ModL: see pneumo- & bacillus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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