noun
- spherical bacteria (plural of coccus)
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- The lab identified several types of cocci in the blood sample.
- Streptococci are cocci that form chains when they divide.
- The microscope revealed clusters of cocci in the tissue.
- Staphylococci are cocci that typically arrange in grape-like clusters.
- The doctor explained that cocci are round-shaped bacteria.
- Under high magnification, the cocci appeared as small spheres.