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meningococcal /mɛˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkəl/, meningococcic /mɛˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to the meningococcus bacterium
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•nin•go•coc•cus  (mə ning′gō kokəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -coc•ci 
    (-koksī, -sē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Microbiologya reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
  • Neo-Latin; see meninges, -o-, coccus
  • 1890–95;
me•nin′go•coccal, me•nin•go•coc•cic  (mə ning′gō kokik, -koksik),USA pronunciation adj. 
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