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meningitis
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men·in·gi·tis  (mnn-jts)
n.
Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and the spinal cord, most often caused by a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by fever, vomiting, intense headache, and stiff neck.

menin·gitic (-jtk) adj.

meningitis [ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain or spinal cord, caused by infection
meningitic  [ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒɪtɪk] adj

meningitis  (mnn-jts)
Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and the spinal cord, usually resulting from a bacterial or viral infection and often characterized by fever, vomiting, an intense headache, and a stiff neck.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.meningitismeningitis - infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
choriomeningitis - a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
brain fever, cerebrospinal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis - meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
leptomeningitis - inflammation of the leptomeninges
Translations
meningitis [ˌmenɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] Nmeningitis f inv

meningitis [ˌmɛnɪndˈʒaɪtɪs] nméningite f

meningitis

meningitis [ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nmeningite f
meningitis [ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nmeningite f

meningitis
n meningitis [meninˈdʒaitis]
a serious disease in which there is inflammation of the membranes round the brain or spinal cord. meningitis إلْتِهاب السَّحايا менингит zánět mozkových blan meningitis die Meningitis μηνιγγίτιδα meningitis ajukelmepõletik مننژیت aivokalvontulehdus méningite דַלֶקֶת קְרוּם הַמוֹחַ तानिका शोथ, मस्तिष्कावरण शोथ meningitis agyhártyagyulladás meningitis heilahimnubólga meningite 脳膜炎 수막염 meningitas meningīts meningitis hersenvliesontsteking hjernehinnebetennelse zapalenie opon mózgowych meningite me­nin­gită менингит zápal mozgových blán meningitis meningitis hjärnhinneinflammation, meningit เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ menenjit 腦膜炎 менінгіт دماغ کی جھلی کا ورم viêm màng não 膜炎

meningitis التهاب السحايا meningitida meningitis Hirnhautentzündung μηνιγγίτιδα meningitis aivokalvontulehdus méningite meningitis meningite 髄膜炎 수막염 meningitis hjernehinnebetennelse zapalenie opon mózgowych meningite менингит hjärnhinneinflammation เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ menenjit viêm màng não 脑膜炎


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