First Known Use: 1903
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pseudomonas
noun pseu·do·mo·nas \-nəs\
plural pseu·do·mo·na·des\-ˈmō-nə-ˌdēz, -ˈmä-\
Definition of PSEUDOMONAS
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Origin of PSEUDOMONAS
New Latin, from pseud- + monad-, monas monad
Medical Dictionary
pseudomonas
noun pseu·do·mo·nas \ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-nəs, sü-ˈdäm-ə-nəs\
Medical Definition of PSEUDOMONAS
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Pseudomonadaceae) comprising short rod-shaped motile gram-negative bacteria including some saprophytes, a few animal pathogens, and numerous important plant pathogens—see burkholderia
2
plural pseu·do·mo·na·des \ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-nə-ˌdēz, -ˈmän-ə-\ : pseudomonad
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