MENINGOCOCCUS

Meaning of MENINGOCOCCUS in English

noun (plural meningococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1893 the bacterium ( Neisseria meningitidis ) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis, meningococcal also meningococcic adjective

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

MENINGOCOCCUS — Neisseria meningitidis , the bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. …
Английский словарь Британика
MENINGOCOCCUS — -|käkəs noun ( plural meningococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē) Etymology: New Latin, from mening- + -coccus : a bacterium ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGOCOCCUS — — meningococcal, meningococcic /meuh ning'goh kok"ik, -kok"sik/ , adj. /meuh ning'goh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. meningococci /-kok"suy, -see/ . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MENINGOCOCCUS — n. bacteria which causing infection of the meninges (Bacteriology)
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MENINGOCOCCUS — noun ( plural me·nin·go·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1893 : the bacterium ( Neisseria meningitidis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENINGOCOCCUS — [ mɪˌnɪŋgəʊ'kɒkəs , -ˌnɪndʒəʊ- ] ■ noun ( plural meningococci -'kɒk(s)ʌɪ , -'kɒk(s)i: ) a bacterium involved in some forms …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MENINGOCOCCUS — [me.nin.go.coc.cus] n, pl -coc.ci [NL] (ca. 1893): the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis -- me.nin.go.coc.cal also me.nin.go.coc.cic adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MENINGOCOCCUS — the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, who are the only natural hosts in which it causes …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGOCOCCUS — n. Neisseria meningitidis , the bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, the only natural hosts in which it causes …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MENINGOCOCCUS — менингококк
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MENINGOCOCCUS — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ˌ ni ŋ -g ə - ' kä-k ə s, - ˌ nin-j ə - …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MENINGOCOCCIC — adjective see: meningococcus
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MENINGOCOCCAL — adjective see: meningococcus
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MENINGITIS — noun (plural meningitides) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1824 inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENINGITIS — meninges . Bacteria (including meningococcus , among others), often from infection elsewhere, produce the most dangerous forms. Symptoms develop rapidly: …
Английский словарь Британика
NEISSERIA — nīˈsirēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Albert L. S. Neisser died 1916 German physician + New Latin -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGOCOCCEMIA — noun also me·nin·go·coc·cae·mia mə̇ˌniŋgōˌkäkˈsēmēə, -injō-, -äˈkēm- ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from meningococcus + -emia : the presence of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGITIS — ˌmenə̇nˈjīd.ə̇s noun ( plural meningit·i·des -jid.əˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin, from mening- + -itis 1. : inflammation of the meninges, especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS — noun or cerebrospinal fever : inflammation of the membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord in man or animals ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGOCOCCIC — adj. pertaining to meningococcus (bacteria that causes meningitis) (Bacteriology)
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MENINGOCOCCAL — adj. of meningococcus (bacteria which causes meningitis) (Bacteriology)
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MENINGOCOCCIC — see meningococcus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENINGOCOCCAL — see meningococcus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — noun ( plural men·in·git·i·des -ˈji-tə-ˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1824 1. : inflammation of the meninges and especially of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS — Date: 1889 : inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord ; specifically : an infectious often epidemic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENING- — [mening-] or meningo- also meningi- comb form [NL, fr. mening-, meninx] 1: meninges "meningococcus" "meningitis" 2: meninges and "meningoencephalitis"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS — [cerebrospinal meningitis] n (1889): inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord; specif: an infectious epidemic and often …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS — acute inflammation of one or more joints, caused by infection. Symptoms and treatment vary with the type of infection. In …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by various infectious agents, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOD DISEASE — abnormal condition that involves the corpuscular elements of the bloodred cells, white cells, and plateletsand the tissues in which they …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — n. Inflammation of the meninges . Bacteria (including meningococcus , among others), often from infection elsewhere, produce the most dangerous …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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