meningitis

Definitions of meningitis
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    meningitis cerebroespinal
    meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
    type of:
    enfermedad infecciosa
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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