epidemic meningitis

n (Pathology) another name for cerebrospinal meningitis

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Noun

epidemic meningitis - meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatalbrain fever, cerebrospinal fever, cerebrospinal meningitismeningitis - 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

EncyclopediaSeecerebrospinal meningitis

epidemic meningitis

A term variously used for:
(1) Meningococcal meningitis (most commonly);
(2) Bacterial meningitis;
(3) Nonbacterial meningitides.

epidemic meningitis

Related to epidemic meningitis: epidemic encephalitis

noun

Synonyms for epidemic meningitis

noun meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal

Synonyms

brain fever
cerebrospinal fever
cerebrospinal meningitis

Related Words

meningitis

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