gonococcus
noun
gon·o·coc·cus
ˌgä-nə-ˈkä-kəs 
plural gonococci
ˌgä-nə-ˈkäk-ˌsī
-(ˌ)sē;
-ˈkä-ˌkī
-(ˌ)kē
: a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
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gonococcus
noun
gon·o·coc·cus
ˌgän-ə-ˈkäk-əs
plural gonococci
-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī
-ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē
-ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē
: a pus-producing bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
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