Medical Dictionary
diplobacillus
noun dip·lo·ba·cil·lus \ˌdip-lō-bə-ˈsil-əs\
plural dip·lo·ba·cil·li \-ˌī also -ē\
Medical Definition of DIPLOBACILLUS
: any of certain small aerobic gram-negative rod-shaped bacilli that are related to the genus Haemophilus and are parasitic on mucous membranes
—dip·lo·ba·cil·la·ry \-ˈbas-ə-ˌler-ē, -bə-ˈsil-ə-rē\ adjective
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