meningitis
meningitis · meningitides
менингит
Meningitis, Hirnhautentzündung
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and…Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Hirnhautentzündung, Meningitis
менинги́тmeningít
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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Origin
From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis.From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis.
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Forms
plural: meningitides| Singular | meningitis |
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