meningococcus

[ muh-ning-goh-kok-uh s ]
/ məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk əs /

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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Origin of meningococcus

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at meninges, -o-, coccus

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/, adjective

Words nearby meningococcus

meningo-osteophlebitis, meningocele, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcall, meningococcemia, meningococcus, meningocortical, meningocyte, meningoencephalitis, meningoencephalocele, meningoencephalomyelitis
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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.

Other words from meningococcus

me•nin′go•coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) null adj.
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