Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria meningitidis definition - medical

Neisseria men·in·git·i·dis (mĕnˌĭn-jĭtˈĭ-dĭs)

noun
The bacteria that is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis; meningococcus.

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