different between coccus vs meningococcus

coccus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kókkos, grain, seed)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?k??k?s]

Noun

coccus (plural cocci)

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

Derived terms

  • -coccus
  • -cocci

See also

  • Oxycoccus

Translations

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meningococcus

English

Etymology

meningo- +? -coccus

Noun

meningococcus (plural meningococci)

  1. A pathogenic bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis

Derived terms

  • meningococcal

Related terms

  • coccus

Translations

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