meningococcemia
[ mə-nĭng′gō-kŏk-sē′mē-ə ]
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n.
The presence of meningococci in the blood.
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How to use meningococcemia in a sentence
The other is meningococcemia, which occurs when the bacteria enter the bloodstream and cause overwhelming organ failure.
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