Dictionary entry

Gonococcus

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Gon′o‐coc″cus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � semen, the genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.) A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.