adjective
- of, relating to, or caused by mycoplasmas (small parasitic microorganisms lacking a cell wall)
Usage: technical; medical/scientific
Examples
- Mycoplasmal infections are difficult to treat with standard antibiotics.
- The patient was diagnosed with mycoplasmal pneumonia.
- Mycoplasmal contamination in cell cultures can compromise research results.
- Mycoplasmal diseases affect both humans and animals.
- The laboratory tested for mycoplasmal presence in the samples.