Definitions
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- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a coccus
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Examples
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* Drawing up technical guidelines on meningo-coccal meningitis, based on World Health Organisation guidelines.
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* If you are travelling to a country with an epidemic of meningo-coccal meningitis you may choose to be immunised.
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Meningo-coccal meningitis has existed within South Africa for many years.
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The outbreak of meningo-coccal meningitis in the Democratic
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"Active Surveillance" system on meningo-coccal meningitis during our peak risk months of July and August and we will extend it into
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(However, remember that meningo-coccal meningitis is just one of several causes of similar symptoms).
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Each year there is a slight seasonal increase in incidence of meningo-coccal meningitis in the winter months and 1997 has been no exception.
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This preparation, which is so effective against various coccal infections, has also been used with success in the case of certain infections due to bacilli, e.g. cold infections.
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The basophile granules of the "mast" cells are coccal-shaped, of various size -- often quite powdery.
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The cells probably corresponding to _eosinophile_ leucocytes have fine coccal-shaped granules, faintly staining eosinophile or neutrophile.
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