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neisseria
[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]
/ naɪˈsɪər i ə /
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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
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The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis causes between 800 and 1,500 cases annually in the U.S., killing many .
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