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
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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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