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Noun: meningitis  ,me-nun'jI-tus
  1. 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

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Meningitis, bacterial Meningitis, cryptococcal Meningitis Meningitis, aseptic Meningitis, escherichia coli Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, viral Meningitis, haemophilus Meningitis, listeria

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