gonococcaladj.
/ˌɡɒnəˈkɒkl/, U.S. /ˌɡɑnəˈkɑk(ə)l/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or caused by gonococci ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae).
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vibrionic1850
vibrioid1864
micrococcal1881
gonococcal1888
pneumococcic1891
spirillar1891
pneumococcal1895
pneumococcous1897
streptococcal1897
streptococcic1897
paratyphoid1898
schizomycetic1898
amphitrichous1900
lophotrichous1900
staphylococcal1900
streptococcous1902
streptothricial1903
staphylococcic1904
rhizobial1906
meningococcal1907
meningococcic1907
clostridial1909
botulinum1910
coccoid1912
treponemal1913
Salmonella1916
leptospiral1924
neisserian1925
rickettsial1925
coccal1928
amphitrichate1929
botulinal1939
eubacterial1946
myxococcal1946
coryneform1952
neisserial1955
myxobacterial1957
listerial1961
listeric1961
cyanobacterial1974
1888 A. G. Gerster Rules Aseptic & Antiseptic Surg. ix. 300 This and the growth of the gonococcal colonies lead to a rapid disintegration of the epithelium.
1923 Daily Mail 15 June 9 Severe forms of streptococcal, staphylococcal, and gonococcal infections.
1970 Nature 25 July 383/1 A few gonococcal isolates have proved resistant to rabbit antiserum.
2002 S. Afr. Med. Jrnl. 92 238 A single low dose of..ceftriaxone has emerged as the treatment of choice for gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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