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单词 meningococcus
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Definition of meningococcus in English:

meningococcus

nounPlural meningococci mɪˌnɪndʒəʊˈkɒkəsmɪˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkəsməˌnɪŋɡoʊˈkɑkəs
  • A bacterium involved in some forms of meningitis and cerebrospinal infection.

    脑膜炎双球菌

    Neisseria meningitidis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's no vaccine available in the UK against the commonest cause of meningitis - Group B meningococcus.
    • Overcrowding provides ideal conditions for transmission of meningococci.
    • Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a globally distributed cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia.
    • Because bacterial meningitis is most likely to occur in confined settings such as college dorms, some colleges ask that incoming students be vaccinated against meningococcus.
    • The illness is caused by bacteria, called meningococci, which invade the linings of the brain, causing severe inflammation that can be fatal.

Derivatives

  • meningococcal

  • adjective
    • Most people who get the disease have some symptoms of both meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out.
      • The three cases are all believed to be bacterial, caused by the meningococcal bacteria, but the strains involved have not been confirmed.
      • The most common forms of the bug were now strain C of the bacterial meningococcal meningitis and its blood poisoning relative, septicaemia.
      • The new vaccine does not protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B bacteria.

Origin

Late 19th century: from meninges + coccus.

Definition of meningococcus in US English:

meningococcus

nounməˌniNGɡōˈkäkəsməˌnɪŋɡoʊˈkɑkəs
  • A bacterium involved in some forms of meningitis and cerebrospinal infection.

    脑膜炎双球菌

    Neisseria meningitidis, a nonmotile spherical Gram-negative bacterium

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's no vaccine available in the UK against the commonest cause of meningitis - Group B meningococcus.
    • The illness is caused by bacteria, called meningococci, which invade the linings of the brain, causing severe inflammation that can be fatal.
    • Because bacterial meningitis is most likely to occur in confined settings such as college dorms, some colleges ask that incoming students be vaccinated against meningococcus.
    • Overcrowding provides ideal conditions for transmission of meningococci.
    • Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a globally distributed cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia.

Origin

Late 19th century: from meninges + coccus.

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