cocci
plural of coccus.
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How to use cocci in a sentence
A Gram-positive stool due to cocci is suggestive of intestinal ulceration.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThey are coffee-bean-shaped cocci which lie in pairs with their flat surfaces together (Fig. 116).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddcocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreWe pass on now to the history of another family—namely, the Gallinsecta, as Raumur calls them, or cocci.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe pyogenic cocci are added factors in the pustular and furuncular cases.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for cocci
/ (ˈkɒksaɪ) /
the plural of coccus
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