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PNEUMOCOCCAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pneumococcus (bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans)
Derivation:
pneumococcus (bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans)