PACHYMENINGITIS

Etymology

Noun

pachymeningitis (uncountable)

(medicine) Inflammation of the dura mater of the brain, or of the spinal cord.

Source: Wiktionary


Pach`y*men`in*gi"tis, n. [Pachy-+ meningitis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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