Definitions for meningococcus

meningococcus me·nin·go·coc·cus

Spelling: [muh-ning-goh-kok-uh s]
IPA: /məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk əs/

Meningococcus is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 30 points.

You can make 640 anagrams from letters in meningococcus (cccegimnnoosu).

Definitions for meningococcus

noun

  1. a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

Origin of meningococcus

From New Latin, dating back to 1890-95; See origin at meninges, -o-, coccus

Examples for meningococcus

And it is likely that the same is true of the meningococcus currently being spread.

The meningococcus and the virus of poliomyelitis pass from the nose into the cranial cavity without local lesions in the former.

Fortunately for meningococcus, we surely have the tools to prevent the next case.

Few infectious diseases are as frightening as meningococcus.

Despite the “meningo-” prefix, meningococcus causes two distinct clinical diseases, each accounting for about half the illnesses.

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