See Also: orchiococcus(medicine)

yeow (iou) and orchiococcus (medicine)


yeow (iou)



yeow interjection. colloq. (orig. US). Also yeeow, yee-ow. E20.
[Natural exclam.]
Repr. the cry of a wolf, cat, etc. rare. E20.
Expr. pain or shock. E20.

orchiococcus (medicine)


orchiococcus


An old term for any Gram-negative diplococcus that resembles the gonococcus but is more easily cultivated on ordinary media; it is sometimes found in vaginal secretions. Such bacteria are now classified as species of Neisseria, along with N. Gonorrhoeae.

Origin: orchio-+ G. Kokkos, berry (coccus)