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meningitis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛnɪndˈʒaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(men′in jī′tis)

men•in•gi•tis /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]

Pathologya severe illness affecting the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

men•in•gi•tis (men′in jī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyinflammation 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.

Neo-Latin; see meninges, -itis
1820–30;

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

meningitis /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ n

inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain or spinal cord, caused by infection

meningitic /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒɪtɪk/ adj

'meningitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

echovirus - Hib - leptospirosis - listeriosis - meningococcus - aseptic meningitis - brain fever - cerebrospinal meningitis - cryptococcal meningitis - pneumococcus - spotted fever - sulfadiazine

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