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meningitis |
2 definitions found 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
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