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meningitis has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) infectious disease characterized by 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

Related terms

infectious_disease inflammatory_disease leptomeningitis choriomeningitis cerebromeningitis cerebrospinal_meningitis

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Rhymes with

laryngitis bronchitis titus encephalitis hepatitis arthritis gastritis osteoarthritis pocahontas justice detritus augustus mastoiditis notice augustus countess tortoise apparatus hiatus stratus lattice thetis eucalyptus treatise gratis glottis detritus cactus apprentice armistice calamitous faustus status fetus cetus gratuitous gravitas portentous riotous malpractice prophetess practice prospectus curtis solicitous felicitous emeritus status fortuitous momentous impetus asbestos lotus lettuce lotus' brutus poultice ubiquitous priestess duplicitous hostess circuitous precipitous serendipitous

Phonetic and Homophones

M EH2 N AH0 N JH AY1 T AH0 S

Similar Spelling

meningism meaning meninges meningioma meaningless menninger meningeal Meininger Moening meaningful

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