enterococcus
Pronunciation: /ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/
The English word “enterococcus” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Etymology
From entero- + -coccus.
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