me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·li·tis (m -n ng g - n-sf-l  ts)n. Inflammation of the brain and meninges. me·nin go·en·cepha·litic (-ltk) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | meningoencephalitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges 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) |
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