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mycoplasma penetrans (medicine) and hood (iou)


mycoplasma penetrans (medicine)


mycoplasma penetrans


A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red blood cells and human CD4+ lymphocytes and monocytes. M. Penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of patients with aids and high frequencies of antibodies to it are seen in HIV-infected patients.


hood (iou)



-hood suffix.
[Old English -had = Old Saxon -hed, Old & mod. High German -heit, orig. a Germanic noun meaning 'person, sex, condition, rank, quality', repr. by Old English had, Old Saxon hed, Old High German heit, Old Norse heier honour, worth, Gothic haidus kind, manner.]
Forming nouns of condition or quality or indicating a collection or group from nouns and adjectives, as childhood, falsehood, sisterhood.