me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·li·tis

(mə-nĭng′gō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the brain and meninges.

me·nin′go·en·ceph′a·lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.

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Noun

meningoencephalitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis

meningitis - 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

cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis - inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)

Translations

me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·li·tis

n. meningoencefalitis, cerebromeningitis, infl. del encéfalo y de las meninges.

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