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Bacterium — Bac*te ri*um (b[a^]k*t[=e] r[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Bacteria} (b[a^]k*t[=e] r[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. bakth rion, ba ktron, a staff: cf. F. bact[ e]rie.] (Biol.) A microscopic single celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bacterĭum — Duj., s. Bacillus … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bacterium — vgl. Bakterie … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
bacterium — c.1848, singular of BACTERIA (Cf. bacteria) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
BACTERIUM — COIil COMMUNE быть обнаружены в желчи. При непосредственном введении бактерий в портальную систему печень может совершенно не пропускать их в общий круг кровообращения, выбрасывая их через желчь в кишечник; при повреждении же печени бактерии в… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
bacterium — *germ, microbe, bacillus, virus … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bacterium — is a singular noun and its plural is bacteria. Erroneous uses of bacteria as a singular noun are regrettably common in newspapers: • A common gut bacteria may be a major cause of rheumatoid arthritis Independent, 1991 … Modern English usage
bacterium — [bak tir′ē əm] n. sing. of BACTERIA … English World dictionary
Bacterium — A single celled microorganism which can exist either as an independent (free living) organism or as a parasite (dependent upon another organism for life). Examples include: {{}}Acidophilus, a normal inhabitant of yogurt, Chlamydia, which causes… … Medical dictionary
bacterium — [19] Bacterium was coined in the 1840s from Greek baktérion, a diminutive of bad 46 báktron ‘stick’, on the basis that the originally discovered bacteria were rod shaped. At first it was sometimes anglicized to bactery, but the Latin form has… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bacterium — [[t]bæktɪ͟ərɪʊm[/t]] Bacterium is the singular of bacteria … English dictionary
