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meningococcus

meningococcus noun: a pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis.

Noun

meningococcus (plural meningococci)

  1. A pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis

Forms of meningococcus

pluralmeningococci

Origin of meningococcus

From meningo- + -coccus.

Words formed from meningococcus

Questions about meningococcus

What does meningococcus mean?
Meningococcus means a pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis.
What part of speech is meningococcus?
Meningococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of meningococcus?
The plural of meningococcus is meningococci.

Words near meningococcus in the dictionary

  1. meningococcemia
  2. meningococcemias
  3. meningococcemic
  4. meningococci
  5. meningococcic
  6. meningococcus
  7. meningocortical
  8. meningoencephalic
  9. meningoencephalitic
  10. meningoencephalitides
  11. meningoencephalitis

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