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pneumobacillus

American  
[noo-moh-buh-sil-uhs, nyoo-] / ˌnu moʊ bəˈsɪl əs, ˌnyu- /

noun

PLURAL

pneumobacilli

  1. a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.

pneumobacillus British  
/ ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪləs /

noun

  1. a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

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Etymology

Origin of pneumobacillus

From New Latin; pneumo-, bacillus

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