hersenontsteking

Definitions of hersenontsteking
  1. noun
    meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
    synonyms: encefalitis, hersenvliesontsteking, meningitis, nekkramp
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    hersenvliesontsteking, meningitis, nekkramp, nekstijfheid
    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
  2. noun
    inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
    synonyms: encefalitis
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    slaapziekte
    an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
    type of:
    brand, inflammatie, ontsteking, opvlieger, opvlieging
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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