pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae
(noun) bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pneumococci
plural of pneumococcus
Source: Wiktionary
Pneu`mo*coc"cus, n. Etym: [See Pneumo-, and Coccus.] (Biol.)
Definition: A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
