Definition of Cerebrospinal meningitis

1. Noun. Meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal.

Exact synonyms: Brain Fever, Cerebrospinal Fever, Epidemic Meningitis
Generic synonyms: Meningitis

Medical Definition of Cerebrospinal meningitis

1. Inflammation of the meninges. When it affects the dura mater, the disease is termed pachymeningitis, when the arachnoid and pia mater are involved, it is called leptomeningitis or meningitis proper. See also: aseptic meningitis. Origin: Gr. Meninx = membrane (21 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerebrospinal Meningitis

cerebroside lipidosis
cerebrosidosis
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal axis
cerebrospinal fever
cerebrospinal fever
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebrospinal fluid pressure
cerebrospinal fluid proteins
cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
cerebrospinal fluid shunts
cerebrospinal index
cerebrospinal meningitis (current term)
cerebrospinal meningitis (current term)
cerebrospinal nematodiasis
cerebrospinal otorrhoea
cerebrospinal pressure
cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea
cerebrospinal system
cerebrospinant
cerebrosterol
cerebrotendinous cholesterinosis
cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
cerebrotomy
cerebrotonia
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular accident

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