MENINGITIS


Meaning of MENINGITIS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.