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mycoplasmal

mycoplasmal

9.1
Relating to infections caused by very small bacteria called mycoplasma
  • adjective
  • /ˌmaɪkoʊˈplæzməl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : micoplásmico
  • The new study focuses on the effects of mycoplasmal bacteria in respiratory illnesses.

Examples

  • The similarity between the pathologic changes in the ferrets and those in other species with mycoplasmal pneumonia highly supports a causal relationship between the pulmonary disease and the identified novel mycoplasma in these ferrets.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Many patients suffering from chronic fatigue also report mycoplasmal infections.

  • Researchers discovered that mycoplasmal symptoms can mimic those of other respiratory infections.

Compounds

mycoplasmal pneumonia
  • Specialized
4.9

A lung infection caused by mycoplasma bacteria that causes high fever and a dry cough in children and young adults

Surface Forms

mycoplasmal positive

Morphology

mycoplasmal = mycoplasma (transparent) = mycoplasma + al

The adjective is formed directly from the noun 'mycoplasma' with the standard adjectival suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to mycoplasma'.

Etymology

Mycoplasmal comes from myco- meaning 'fungus' and -plasm meaning 'formed'. People first called these tiny organisms 'mycoplasma' because they looked like fungi when first seen, but today we know they are very small bacteria, so mycoplasmal means 'relating to or caused by mycoplasma'.