meningococcus

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

meningococcemia bacterial meningitis meningitis w meningomyeloencephalitis myelomeningitis pneumococcus aseptic meningitis tick-borne encephalitis myeloencephalitis mycoplasma

Often followed by

meningitis is and in carriers infection serum infections has

Word family

meningococcal meningococci meningococcic