HACEK
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hacek"
English
Etymology
Acronym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæsɛk/, /ˈheɪsɛk/
Noun
HACEK
- (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