n. pl. me·nin·go·coc·ci (-kŏksī, -kī) A bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis. me·nin′go·coccal (-kŏkəl), me·nin′go·coccic (-kŏksĭk) adj. |
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