Definition of meningitis Meningitis

/mɛˌnʌnʤajˈtʌs/ - [menunjaytus] - men•in•gi•tis

We found 6 definitions of meningitis from 6 different sources.

What does meningitis mean?

Noun Plural: meningitises
meningitis - 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
		infectious disease a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
		choriomeningitis a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges
		brain fever, cerebrospinal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
		cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

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meningitis (Noun)
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

meningitis
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain or spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by a bacterium, fungus, or virus.

Meningitis is an infection of certain membranes and tissues of the nervous system. Those are called meninges (singular:Meninx). Their function is to protect the central nervous system. Most often, this infection is caused by microorganisms, like viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. The most common cause of meningitis are viruses, followed by bacteria. Meningitis is a life-threatening condition. It affects all age groups.

Some kinds of Meningitis are very easy to spread. For this reason, in certain countries, like Germany, doctors have to tell the authorities that someone might have meningitis.

Signs of meningitis.

The following can be signs of meningitis.