Hypertext Webster Gateway: "meningitis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meningitis \Men`in*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Meninges}, and
{-itis}.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
{Cerebro-spinal meningitis}. See under {Cerebro-spinal}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
meningitis
n : infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the
meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal
cord) caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include
headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
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