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meningitis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
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Forms

Coordinates

encephalitis

Deriveds

cerebromeningitis · perimeningitis · pachymeningitis · tuberculous meningitis · meningitis W · pseudomeningitis · choriomeningitis · meningitis B · Mollaret's meningitis · cephalomeningitis · cerebrospinal meningitis · encephalomeningitis · postmeningitis · bacterial meningitis · meningitic · uveomeningitis · myelomeningitis · aseptic meningitis · antimeningitic · antimeningitis · meningism

Translations (55)

vi viêm màng não (inflammation of the meninges) · el μηνιγγίτιδα (inflammation of the meninges) · es meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) · nl meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) · nb meningitt (inflammation of the meninges) · fi aivokalvontulehdus (inflammation of the meninges) · gd am fiabhras-eanchainne (inflammation of the meninges) · mr मेंदुज्वर (inflammation of the meninges) · hy մենինգիտ (inflammation of the meninges) · nl nekkramp (inflammation of the meninges) · de Hirnhautentzündung (inflammation of the meninges) · de Meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) · mr मस्तिष्कावरणशोथ (inflammation of the meninges) · mk менингитис (inflammation of the meninges) · tl meninghitis (inflammation of the meninges) · eo meningito (inflammation of the meninges) · cmn 腦膜炎 /脑膜炎 (inflammation of the meninges) · ml മെനിഞ്ചൈറ്റിസ് (inflammation of the meninges) · da meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) · is mengisbólga (inflammation of the meninges) · ja 髄膜炎 (inflammation of the meninges) · ca meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) · tr menenjit (inflammation of the meninges) · is heilahimnubólga (inflammation of the meninges) · vo menenaflamat (inflammation of the meninges) · ru менинги́т (inflammation of the meninges) · yo yínrùnyínrùn (inflammation of the meninges) · da hjernehindebetændelse (inflammation of the meninges) · fr méningite (inflammation of the meninges) · nn meningitt (inflammation of the meninges) · mi kiriuhi uakakā (inflammation of the meninges) · th เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ (inflammation of the meninges) · cs meningitida (inflammation of the meninges) · nb hjernehinnebetennelse (inflammation of the meninges) · nn hjernehinnebetennelse (inflammation of the meninges) · lv meningīts (inflammation of the meninges) · sw homa ya uti wa mgongo (inflammation of the meninges) · cs zánět mozkových blan (inflammation of the meninges) · kk миқұрт (inflammation of the meninges) · ar اِلْتِهَاب سَحَايَا (inflammation of the meninges) · nl hersenvliesontsteking (inflammation of the meninges) · fa مننژیت (inflammation of the meninges) · pt meningite (inflammation of the meninges) · gl meninxite (inflammation of the meninges) · fi meningiitti (inflammation of the meninges) · lt meningitas (inflammation of the meninges) · yo lọ́rùnlọ́rùn (inflammation of the meninges) · mi mate kiriuhi uakakā (inflammation of the meninges) · sv meningit (inflammation of the meninges) · ro meningită (inflammation of the meninges) · pl zapalenie opon mózgowych (inflammation of the meninges) · it meningite (inflammation of the meninges) · sv hjärnhinneinflammation (inflammation of the meninges) · hu agyhártyagyulladás (inflammation of the meninges) · ko 뇌수막염 (inflammation of the meninges)