neisseria

[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]
/ naɪˈsɪər i ə /

noun, plural neis·se·ri·ae [nahy-seer-seer-ee-ee] /naɪˈsɪərˈsɪər iˌi/. Bacteriology.

any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.

Origin of neisseria

< New Latin; after A.L.S. Neisser (1855–1916), German physician; see -ia

Words nearby neisseria

neill, neilson, neinei, neisse, neisser, neisseria, neisseria gonorrhoeae, neisseria meningitidis, neither, neither a borrower nor a lender be, neither fish nor fowl

Medical definitions for neisseria

Neisseria
[ nī-sîr′ē-ə ]

n.

A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative cocci and including the causative agents of gonorrhea and meningitis.