meningococcus

English

Etymology

meningo- +‎ -coccus

Noun

meningococcus (plural meningococci)

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

Derived terms

meningococcal

Related terms

coccus

Translations

Neisseria meningitidis

Finnish: meningokokki (fi)
Italian: meningococco (it) m
Polish: meningokok (pl) m
Spanish: meningococo m

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