meningococcus
[muh-ning-goh-kok-uh s]
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noun, plural me·nin·go·coc·ci [muh-ning-goh-kok-sahy, -see] /məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk saɪ, -si/.
a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
Origin of meningococcus
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Contemporary Examples of meningococcus
Despite the “meningo-” prefix, meningococcus causes two distinct clinical diseases, each accounting for about half the illnesses.
And it is likely that the same is true of the meningococcus currently being spread.
Fortunately for meningococcus, we surely have the tools to prevent the next case.
Few infectious diseases are as frightening as meningococcus.
Historical Examples of meningococcus
The meningococcus and the virus of poliomyelitis pass from the nose into the cranial cavity without local lesions in the former.
The Fundamentals of BacteriologyCharles Bradfield Morrey
meningococcus
noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ)
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meningococcus
[mə-nĭng′gə-kŏk′əs, -nĭn′jə-]
n. pl. me•nin•go•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī, -kī)
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