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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 [men-in-jite-iss]
Noun
inflammation of the meninges, caused by infection and causing severe headache, fever, and rigidity of the neck muscles

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
Spanish meningitis [mɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nmeningitis f
French meningitis [mɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nméningite f
German meningitis [mɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nHirnhautentzündung f
Italian meningitis [mɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] nmeningite f

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