- meningococcal
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meningococcal
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meningococcal — adjective Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci The patient had a severe meningococcal infection … Wiktionary
meningococcal — adj. Meningococcal is used with these nouns: ↑meningitis … Collocations dictionary
meningococcal — adjective see meningococcic * * * meningococcal /men ing go kokˈl/ or meningococcic / kokˈsik/ adjective Caused by a meningococcus • • • Main Entry: ↑meninx … Useful english dictionary
Meningococcal disease — Classification and external resources Charlotte Cleverley Bisman, one of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Meningococcal vaccine — Vaccine description Target disease Neisseria meningitidis Type ? Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
Meningococcal septicaemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A39.2 4 ICD 9 036.2 Meningococcal septicaemia (or meningococcal septicemia), or meningococcaemia, is a form of sepsis, t … Wikipedia
Meningococcal vaccine — A vaccine to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord due to bacterial infection by an organism called Neisseria meningitidis. The symptoms of meningococcal meningitis include… … Medical dictionary
Meningococcal meningitis — Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord) due to infection with the meningococcus bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. Meningococcal meningitis typically starts like the flu with the sudden onset of an… … Medical dictionary
meningococcal conjugate vaccine — (MCV) (MCV4) a preparation of capsular polysaccharide antigens of Neisseria meningitidis serovars A, C, Y, and W 135, covalently bound to diphtheria toxoid; administered intramuscularly for the prevention of meningococcal disease. It is… … Medical dictionary
meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine — (MPSV) a preparation of capsular polysaccharide antigens of Neisseria meningitidis serovars A, C, Y, and W 135; used for the prevention of meningococcal disease. The vaccine is administered subcutaneously to persons over 2 years of age in certain … Medical dictionary
meningococcal disease — /mənɪndʒəˈkɒkəl dəˌziz/ (say muhninjuh kokuhl duh.zeez) noun a serious form of meningitis, sometimes also involving septicaemia, caused by the meningococcal bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, marked by its rapid onset from flu like symptoms …
