# meningococcus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis

## Etymology
From meningo- + -coccus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meningococcus