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choriomeningitis

DEFINITIONS OF: choriomeningitis

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n a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges

Types:
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse
Type of:
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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