meningococcus
[ muh-ning-goh-kok-uhs ]
/ məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk əs /
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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.
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OTHER 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/, adjectiveWords nearby meningococcus
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British Dictionary definitions for meningococcus
meningococcus
/ (mɛˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkəs) /
noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ)
the bacterium that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
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Medical definitions for meningococcus
meningococcus
[ mə-nĭng′gə-kŏk′əs, -nĭn′jə- ]
n. pl. me•nin•go•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī, -kī)
A bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
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me•nin′go•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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