Meningococcus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural me·nin·go·coc·ci [muh-ning-goh-kok-sahy, -see]. /məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɒk saɪ, -si/.
  1. a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ)
  1. the bacterium that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
Meningococcus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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