adjective
- relating to or caused by meningococcus bacteria
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor suspected a meningococcal infection based on the symptoms.
- College students are at higher risk for meningococcal disease.
- The meningococcal vaccine is recommended for teenagers.
- She was hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis.
- The outbreak was traced to a meningococcal strain.
- Health officials monitored contacts of the meningococcal case.