mycoplasma
mycoplasma · mycoplasmas · mycoplasmata
Mykoplasmen
Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniaeAny infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mykoplasmen
More definitions
- any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
Translations
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By meaning 1
infectious bacterium:
Origin
From translingual Mycoplasma, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”) + πλάFrom translingual Mycoplasma, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “-shaped”). Equivalent to myco- + plasma.
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Forms
plural: mycoplasmas / mycoplasmata| Singular | mycoplasma |
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| Plural | mycoplasmas / mycoplasmata |
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Word family
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