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Word: Corynebacterium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Greek korunē ‘club’ + bacterium
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒrɪnɪbakˈtɪərɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bacterium which sometimes causes disease in humans and other animals, including diphtheria.
Short Definition:bacterium which sometimes causes disease in humans and other animals
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