meningitis
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides)
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Source: Wiktionary
Men`in*gi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Meninges, and -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord. Cerebro-spinal meningitis. See under Cerebro-spinal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
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