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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
meningism en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges.
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(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) Such symptoms as identified clinically but before knowledge of their cause is ascertained (that is, before diagnosis or before its confirmation); meningeal symptoms.
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Synonyms
pseudomeningitis · meningismus