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neisseria

[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]
/ naɪˈsɪər i ə /

noun, plural neis·se·ri·ae [nahy-seer-seer-ee-ee]. /naɪˈsɪərˈsɪər iˌi/. Bacteriology.

any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.

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Origin of neisseria

<New Latin; after A.L.S. Neisser (1855–1916), German physician; see -ia

Words nearby neisseria

Neill, Neilson, neinei, Neisse, Neisser, neisseria, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, neither, Neither a borrower nor a lender be, neither fish nor fowl
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Medical definitions for neisseria

Neisseria
[ nī-sîr′ē-ə ]

n.

A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative cocci and including the causative agents of gonorrhea and meningitis.
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