brain fever

Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

brain fever

Inflammation of the brain or meninges, as in encephalitis or meningitis.

brain fever

(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

brain fever - meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal

cerebrospinal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis

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

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
Bird brain brain-fever bird cerebrospinal fever cerebrospinal meningitis epidemic meningitis meningitis			John May in the meantime had grown rapidly worse with what the local physician called brain fever, and in his delirium raved of murder, but did not say whom he conceived to have been murdered, nor whom he imagined to have done the deed. Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context I might get brain fever in a German hospital and begin to babble. The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context But he took it differently; he fainted, and had brain fever and convulsions. The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			braid braided braided stream braiding Braidism brail Braila Braille Brailler Braillewriter brain Brain box brain candy brain cell brain cloud brain coral brain damage brain dead brain death brain disease brain disorder brain doctor brain drain brain edema Brain fag brain fever brain gain brain haemorrhage brain hormone brain mushroom brain pan Brain sand brain scan brain science brain stem brain sugar brain surgeon brain surgery brain trust brain truster brain tumor brain tumour brain up brain wave brain-damaged brain-dead brain-fag brain-fever bird brain-picking brain-stem brain-teaser			brain doctor Brain downloading brain drain brain drain brain drain brain drains brain drains brain drains Brain dump Brain edema Brain edema Brain edema Brain edema brain electric activity map brain electric activity map brain electric activity map Brain Electrical Activity Mapping Brain Electrical Source Analysis Brain Emotional Learning Based Intelligent Controller brain ependymal lining brain ependymal lining brain ependymal lining brain ependymal lining Brain Extracellular Fluid Brain Extraction Tool Brain fag Brain fag brain fart brain fart Brain Fatty Acid Binding Protein brain fever brain fevers brain fevers Brain fingerprinting Brain Fitness Program brain flexure brain flexure brain flexure Brain fog Brain Food Brain Force Financial Solutions Brain Forest Rytual Brain freeze Brain freeze Brain function map Brain Function Research Unit Brain Functional Imaging brain fungus Brain gain Brain gain Brain gain Brain Graft Surgery Brain Grenade Entertainment LLC Brain haemorrhage Brain haemorrhage Brain Heart Infusion brain heart infusion agar brain heart infusion agar brain heart infusion agar brain hematoma brain hematoma

Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.