sarcina
[ sahr-suh-nuh ]
/ ˈsɑr sə nə /
noun, plural sar·ci·nas, sar·ci·nae [sahr-suh-nee] /ˈsɑr səˌni/. Bacteriology.
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
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Origin of sarcina
1835–45; < New Latin, Latin: bundle
Words nearby sarcina
sarc-, sarcasm, sarcastic, sarcastic fringehead, sarcenet, sarcina, sarco-, sarcoadenoma, sarcoblast, sarcocarcinoma, sarcocarp
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Example sentences from the Web for sarcina
If there are no sarcina, but tetrads or staphylococci (rarely merismopedia), then the division is in two planes.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield MorreyUsed internally for sarcina ventriculi, and externally as an application in skin diseases of fungous origin.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold CooleyIf in examining a preparation the sarcina grouping appears, that shows three-plane division.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield MorreySarcina, sar-sī′na, n. a genus of schizomycetous fungi, in which the cocci divide in three planes forming cubical clumps:—pl.
Medical definitions for sarcina
Sarcina
[ sär′sə-nə ]
n.
A genus of anaerobic gram-positive bacteria including both saprophytic and facultatively parasitic species.
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