NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Neisseria gonorrhoeae mean? 

• NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (noun)
  The noun NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE has 1 sense:

1. the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

  Familiarity information: NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gonococcus; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Hypernyms ("Neisseria gonorrhoeae" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

 Context examples 

Bacterial arthritis is frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

(Infective Arthritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Examination of a biological specimen to detect the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

(Neisseria gonorrhoeae Screening, NCI Thesaurus)

A test that detects beta lactamase produced by Staphylococcus species, Haemophilus species, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

(Beta Lactamase Screening Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

(Neisseria gonorrhoeae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Causative agents include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, human papillomavirus, and herpes simplex virus.

(Infectious Cervicitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is most often caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections.

(Acute Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)