meningococcal

 [muh-ning-goh-kok-uhs]  

me·nin·go·coc·cus

   [muh-ning-goh-kok-uhs]
noun, plural me·nin·go·coc·ci  [-kok-sahy, -see] .
a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
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Origin:
1890–95; < Neo-Latin; see meninges, -o-, coccus

Related forms
me·nin·go·coc·cal, me·nin·go·coc·cic  [muh-ning-goh-kok-ik, -kok-sik] , adjective
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