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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary men·in·gi·tis \\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 English Etymology meningitis 1828, coined from Mod.L. meninga, from Gk. menix (gen.meningos) "membrane," especially that of the brain + -itis"disease." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 meningitis men·in·gi·tis / 7menin5dVaitis / noun[U] a serious disease in which the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord become infected and swollen, causing severe headache, fever and sometimes death 脑膜炎；脑脊膜炎 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English meningitis noun ADJ. acute | bacterial, meningococcal, viral QUANT. case VERB + MENINGITIS have, suffer from He is suffering from viral meningitis. | catch, contract • Special page at Special page-ILLNESS Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged men·in·gi·tis \ˌmenə̇nˈjīd.ə̇s\ noun (plural meningit·i·des \-jid.əˌdēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from mening- + -itis 1. : inflammation of the meninges, especially the pia mater and the arachnoid 2. : a disease in which inflammation of the meninges occurs and which is caused by microorganisms (as the meningococcus, the tubercle bacillus, or a pneumococcus) |
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