meningococcus

As nouns the difference between terms and meningococcus

is that terms is while meningococcus is a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

As nouns the difference between pneumococcus and meningococcus

is that pneumococcus is a gram-positive bacterium, streptococcus pneumoniae , that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases while meningococcus is a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

Coccus is a related term of meningococcus.

As nouns the difference between coccus and meningococcus

is that coccus is any approximately spherical bacterium while meningococcus is a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

Meningococcal is a derived term of meningococcus.

As an adjective meningococcal

is (medicine) of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.

As a noun meningococcus is

a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

As nouns the difference between bacterium and meningococcus

is that bacterium is (microbiology) a single celled organism with no nucleus while meningococcus is a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

As an adjective pathogenic

is able to cause (harmful) disease.

As a noun meningococcus is

a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.