nocardia
[ noh-kahr-dee-uh ]
nounBacteriology.
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
11905–10; <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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