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Spanish
Etymology
From neumo- + Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neumoˈkoko/
- Rhymes: -oko
- Syllabification: neu‧mo‧co‧co
Noun
neumococo m (plural neumococos)
- pneumococcus (bacterium)
2014 May 8, “Científicos abren la puerta a la producción de vacunas para prevenir la neumonía”, in El Deber Bolivia:EFEUn equipo internacional de científicos ha identificado el proceso de división celular del neumococo -la bacteria causante de la neumonía y la meningitis-, un hallazgo que abre la puerta al desarrollo de una nueva generación de vacunas y de antibióticos más eficaces.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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