Meningococcus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meningococcus is a noun meaning A pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis.
Meaning
A pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis.
Word Forms
- meningococci
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meningococcemia, meningomyeloencephalitis, myelomeningitis, pneumococcus, myeloencephalitis, mycoplasma.
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