meningococcus
a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
Origin of meningococcus
1Other words from meningococcus
- me·nin·go·coc·cal, me·nin·go·coc·cic [muh-ning-goh-kok-ik, -kok-sik], /məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk ɪk, -ˈkɒk sɪk/, adjective
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How to use meningococcus in a sentence
Despite the “meningo-” prefix, meningococcus causes two distinct clinical diseases, each accounting for about half the illnesses.
Princeton Considers Vaccinations for Slow-Moving Meningitis Outbreak | Kent Sepkowitz | November 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Princeton outbreak also marks the third time meningococcus has been in the news recently.
Princeton Considers Vaccinations for Slow-Moving Meningitis Outbreak | Kent Sepkowitz | November 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
New York’s Meningococcus Scare: Outbreak in Gay Community | Kent Sepkowitz | September 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFew infectious diseases are as frightening as meningococcus.
New York’s Meningococcus Scare: Outbreak in Gay Community | Kent Sepkowitz | September 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The meningococcus and the virus of poliomyelitis pass from the nose into the cranial cavity without local lesions in the former.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
British Dictionary definitions for meningococcus
/ (mɛˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkəs) /
the bacterium that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
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