coccoid
Definition
- Adjective:
- Spherical; shaped like a sphere or ball: Describes an object, typically a microorganism or cell, that has a round, ball-like shape.
- Resembling a coccus: Specifically refers to having the characteristic round shape of a coccus-type bacterium.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- Under the microscope, the bacteria appeared as coccoid cells.
- Some coccoid forms of algae can be found in freshwater samples.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific Description: The term is primarily used in scientific contexts, especially in microbiology, bacteriology, and cell biology, to describe morphology.
- The pathogen was identified by its coccoid morphology in the tissue sample.
Variants and Related Words
- Coccus (noun): A type of bacterium that is spherical in shape.
- Staphylococci are bacteria that occur in clusters of cocci.
- Coccal (adjective): Pertaining to or of the nature of a coccus.
- The infection was caused by a coccal bacterium.
Synonyms
- Spherical: Having the shape of a sphere.
- Globular: Shaped like a globe or ball; spherical.
- Round: Shaped like a circle or sphere.
Antonyms
- Rod-shaped: Shaped like a rod or cylinder.
- Bacilliform: Having the shape of a bacillus (rod-shaped bacterium).
- Filamentous: Long, thin, and threadlike.
Adjective
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spherical; like a coccus
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a coccoid microorganism
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