cầu khuẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 球菌, composed of 球 (“sphere”) and 菌 (“bacterium”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ xwən˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˦˩ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [kəw˦˩ xwəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [kəw˨˩ xwəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

cầu khuẩn

coccus

Descendants

liên cầu khuẩn (“streptococcus”)
phế cầu khuẩn (“streptococcus pneumoniae”)
tụ cầu khuẩn (“staphylococcus”)
song cầu khuẩn (“diplococcus”)

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