meningococcus

English

Etymology

From meningo- +‎ -coccus.

Noun

meningococcus (plural meningococci)

1. 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