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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 1.6 [wn]:
meningitis
n : 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
more about meningitis
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