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Meningitis

see synonyms of meningitis

Noun

1. 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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Meningitis

see synonyms of meningitis
noun
inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain or spinal cord, caused by infection

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Meningitis

see synonyms of meningitis
noun
inflammation of the meninges, esp. as the result of infection by bacteria or viruses

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Meningitis

see synonyms of meningitis
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.

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