Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - meningitis
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Meningitis
meningitis
noun (plural meningitides) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1824 1. inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and the arachnoid 2. a disease marked by inflammation of the meninges that may be either a relatively mild illness caused by a virus (as the Coxsackie virus) or a more severe life-threatening illness caused by a bacterium (as the meningococcus) • meningitic adjective
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n. an inflammation of the meninges due to infection by viruses or bacteria. Derivatives meningitic adj. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Meningitis is a serious infectious illness which affects your brain and spinal cord. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1828, coined from L. meninga, from Gk. menix (gen. meningos) "membrane," especially that of the brain + -itis "disease." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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