NEISSERIA

Meaning of NEISSERIA in English

/nuy sear"ee euh/ , n. , pl. neisseriae /-sear"ee ee'/ . Bacteriol.

any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.

[ Neisser (1855-1916), German physician; see -IA ]

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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
NEISSERIA — n. type of disease causing bacteria (Bacteriology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEISSERIA — Group of bacteria that includes the cause of gonorrhea.
English Dictionary of Medicine
MENINGOCOCCUS — noun (plural meningococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1893 the bacterium ( Neisseria meningitidis ) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis, meningococcal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GONOCOCCUS — noun (plural gonococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1889 a pus-producing bacterium ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae ) that causes gonorrhea, gonococcal adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENINGOCOCCUS — Neisseria meningitidis , the bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. …
Английский словарь Британика
GONORRHEA
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NEISSERIAN — (ˈ)nī|sirēən adjective Etymology: New Latin Neisseria + English -an : of, relating to, or caused by the gonococcus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEISSERIACEAE — nīˌsirēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Neisseria, type genus + -aceae : a small family of spherical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
GONOCOCCUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun ( plural gonococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gon- + -coccus : …
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
GONOCOCCUS — — gonococcal, gonococcic /gon'euh kok"sik/ , adj. — gonococcoid , adj. /gon'euh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. gonococci /-kok"suy, -see/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
GONOCOCCUS — noun ( plural gon·o·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē; -ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1889 : a pus-producing bacterium ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae …
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
GONOCOCCUS — [ ˌgɒnə'kɒkəs ] ■ noun ( plural gonococci -k(s)ʌɪ , -k(s)i: ) a bacterium which causes gonorrhoea. [ Neisseria gonorrhoeae …
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
GONOCOCCUS — [gon.o.coc.cus] n, pl -coc.ci [NL] (1889): a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea -- gon.o.coc.cal adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRACHEITIS — inflammation and infection of the trachea (windpipe). Most conditions that affect the trachea are bacterial or viral infections, although irritants …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGOCOCCUS — the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, who are the only natural hosts in which it causes …
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
GONORRHEA
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ENDOCARDITIS — inflammation of the heart lining, or endocardium. The inflammation may be associated with a noninfectious disease or may be caused …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bacterial ▪ The symptoms are similar so hospital tests may be needed to tell …
Longman DOCE5 Extras 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
GONORRHEA
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAP — Gonorrhea, a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact. Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In …
English Dictionary of Medicine
NONGONOCCOCAL URETHRITIS — inflammation of the urethra caused by an organism other than Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
AIDS English Glossary
NONGONOCCOCAL CERVICITIS — inflammation of the uterine cervix caused by an organism other than Neisseria gonorrhoeae (e.g., Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis).
AIDS English Glossary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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