Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

Famous Last Words

fusobacteria

[fyoo-zoh-bak-teer-ee-uh] /ˌfyu zoʊ bækˈtɪər i ə/
plural noun, singular fusobacterium
[fyoo-zoh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌfyu zoʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/ (Show IPA)
1.
rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Fusobacterium, certain species of which are pathogenic in humans.
Origin of fusobacteria
< New Latin (1922), equivalent to Latin fūs(us) spindle + New Latin -o- -o- + bacterium bacteria
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
Cite This Source
fusobacterium in Medicine

Fusobacterium Fu·so·bac·te·ri·um (fyōō'zō-bāk-tēr'ē-əm)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria that produce butyric acid as a major metabolic product and occur in purulent or gangrenous infections.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Difficulty index for fusobacteria

Few English speakers likely know this word

Word Value for fusobacterium

0
0
Scrabble Words With Friends

Related Word

Nearby words for fusobacterium

Heartbreak