transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-nən-ˈjī-təs ]
noun
( plural men·in·git·i·des -ˈji-tə-ˌdēz)
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)
• men·in·git·ic -ˈji-tik adjective