nocardia

[ noh-kahr-dee-uh ]

nounBacteriology.
  1. any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.

Origin of nocardia

1
1905–10; <New Latin; after Edmond I.É. Nocard (1850–1903), French biologist; see -ia

Other words from nocardia

  • no·car·di·al, adjective

Words Nearby nocardia

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