meningitis
Meaning
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Synonyms
Translations
méningite
meningitis
meningite
menenjit
إلتهاب السحايا
μηνιγγίτιδα
hersenvliesontsteking
Gehirnhautentzündung
meningitis
infiammazione delle meningi
meningitisFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis.
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