1. A bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection.
Usage: medical/scientific term; plural: gonococci

Examples

• The gonococcus is a gram-negative diplococcus that infects the urogenital tract.
• Antibiotic resistance in gonococcus has become a major public health concern.
• The laboratory identified gonococcus in the patient's sample.
• Gonococci are transmitted through sexual contact.
• Treatment of gonococcus infection requires appropriate antibiotics prescribed by a physician.