meningococci

Variant of meningococcus

meningococcus definition

meningo·coc·cus (mə niŋ′gō käk′əs)

noun pl. meningococci -·coc′ci′ (-käk′sī′)

the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that is a common cause of meningitis

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