HACEK

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hacek"

English

Etymology

Acronym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæsɛk/, /ˈheɪsɛk/

Noun

HACEK

  1. (medicine, often attributively) Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (the former name of Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae — five gram-negative bacilli that are typically regarded as fastidious or difficult to culture and which can cause bacterial endocarditis.
    HACEK organisms

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