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meningococcal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • The patient had a severe meningococcal infection.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From meningococcus + -al.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦膜炎球菌的 /脑膜炎球菌的 (nǎomóyán qiújūn de) — of, or pertaining to meningococcus
  • Finnish: meningokokki- — of, or pertaining to meningococcus
  • Italian: meningococcico — of, or pertaining to meningococcus
  • Russian: менингоко́кковый (meningokókkovyj) — of, or pertaining to meningococcus