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1. (n.) meningitis
inflammation of the meninges, esp. of the pia mater and arachnoid, caused by a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck or back muscles.
Etymology: (1820–30)
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1. (noun) 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
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1. (noun) meningitis
inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord
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1. meningitis
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch24, p6)
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Sense: a serious disease in which there is inflammation of the membranes round the brain or spinal cord.
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 Afrikaans: meningitis |
 Arabic: إلْتِهاب السَّحايا |
 Bulgarian: менингит |
 Brazilian: meningite |
 Czech: zánět mozkových blan |
 German: die Meningitis |
 Danish: meningitis |
 Greek: μηνιγγίτιδα |
 Spanish: meningitis |
 Estonian: ajukelmepõletik |
 Farsi: مننژیت |
 Finnish: aivokalvontulehdus |
 French: méningite |
 Hebrew: דַלֶקֶת קְרוּם הַמוֹחַ |
 Hindi: तानिका शोथ, मस्तिष्कावरण |
 Croatian: meningitis |
 Hungarian: agyhártyagyulladás |
 Indonesian: meningitis |
 Icelandic: heilahimnubólga |
 Italian: meningite |
 Japanese: 脳膜炎 |
 Korean: 수막염 |
 Lithuanian: meningitas |
 Latvian: meningīts |
 Malay: meningitis |
 Dutch: hersenvliesontsteking |
 Norwegian: hjernehinnebetennelse |
 Polish: zapalenie opon mózgowych |
 Persian: مننژیت |
 Pashto: د مننژيت ناروغى |
 Portuguese: meningite |
 Romanian: meningită |
 Russian: менингит |
 Slovak: zápal mozgových blán |
 Slovenian: meningitis |
 Serbian: meningitis |
 Swedish: hjärnhinneinflammation, m |
 Thai: เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ |
 Turkish: menenjit |
 Taiwanese: 腦脊椎膜炎 |
 Ukrainian: менінгіт |
 Urdu: دماغ کی جھلی کا ورم |
 Vietnamese: viêm màng não |
 Chinese: 脑膜炎 |
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