mycoplasma

Etymology

From translingual Mycoplasma, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “-shaped”). Equivalent to myco- + plasma.

noun

Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae“Officials are investigating whether the illness was caused by mycoplasma, a common bacteria known as walking pneumonia.”