meningococcus

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English - Turkish
meningokok
(Tıp) Menenjit mikrobu, menengokok, neisseria meningitidis

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meningococcal
Meningokok
English - English
A pathogenic bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
{i} bacteria which causing infection of the meninges (Bacteriology)
Neisseria meningitidis, the bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. Meningococci are spherical, frequently occur in pairs, and are strongly gram-negative (see gram stain). They enter the nasal passage and may cause no symptoms (up to 30% of the population may harbour them between epidemics), or they may enter the bloodstream and produce the symptoms of meningitis

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meningococcal
Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci

The patient had a severe meningococcal infection.

meningococcal
{s} of meningococcus (bacteria which causes meningitis) (Bacteriology)