"meningitis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meningitis.wav Forms: meningitides [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μῆνῐγξ}} Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx), {{af|en|-itis}} -itis, {{suf|en|meninge|-itis}} meninge + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|meningitides}} meningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides)
  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases, Pathology Coordinate_terms: encephalitis Translations (inflammation of the meninges): մենինգիտ (meningit) (Armenian), meningitis [feminine] (Catalan), 腦膜炎 /脑膜炎 (nǎomóyán) (Chinese Mandarin), meningitida [feminine] (Czech), zánět mozkových blan [masculine] (Czech), hjernehindebetændelse [common-gender] (Danish), meningitis [common-gender] (Danish), hersenvliesontsteking [feminine] (Dutch), meningitis [feminine] (Dutch), nekkramp [colloquial] (Dutch), meningito (Esperanto), aivokalvontulehdus (Finnish), meningiitti (Finnish), méningite [feminine] (French), meninxite [feminine] (Galician), Hirnhautentzündung [feminine] (German), Meningitis (english: medical) [feminine] (German), μηνιγγίτιδα (miningítida) [feminine] (Greek), agyhártyagyulladás (Hungarian), heilahimnubólga [feminine] (Icelandic), mengisbólga [feminine] (Icelandic), meningite [feminine] (Italian), 髄膜炎 (zuimakuen) (alt: ずいまくえん) (Japanese), миқұрт (miqūrt) (Kazakh), 뇌수막염 (noesumagyeom) (alt: 腦髓膜炎) (Korean), meningīts [masculine] (Latvian), менингитис (meningitis) [masculine] (Macedonian), മെനിഞ്ചൈറ്റിസ് (meniñcaiṟṟisŭ) (Malayalam), kiriuhi uakakā (Maori), mate kiriuhi uakakā (Maori), hjernehinnebetennelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), meningitt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hjernehinnebetennelse [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), meningitt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), مننژیت (menanžit) (Persian), zapalenie opon mózgowych [neuter] (Polish), meningite [feminine] (Portuguese), meningită [feminine] (Romanian), менинги́т (meningít) [masculine] (Russian), am fiabhras-eanchainne [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), meningitis [feminine] (Spanish), homa ya uti wa mgongo (Swahili), hjärnhinneinflammation [common-gender] (Swedish), meningit [common-gender] (Swedish), meninghitis (Tagalog), เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ (yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-sà-mɔ̌ɔng-àk-sèep) (Thai), menenjit (Turkish), viêm màng não (alt: 炎𦛿腦) (Vietnamese), menenaflamat (Volapük), yínrùnyínrùn (Yoruba), lọ́rùnlọ́rùn (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-meningitis-en-noun-BXcuu2cQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -itis, Entries with translation boxes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Derived forms: antimeningitic, antimeningitis, aseptic meningitis, bacterial meningitis, cephalomeningitis, cerebromeningitis, cerebrospinal meningitis, choriomeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningism, meningitic, meningitis W, Mollaret's meningitis, myelomeningitis, pachymeningitis, perimeningitis, postmeningitis, pseudomeningitis, tuberculous meningitis, uveomeningitis

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          "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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          "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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          "alt": "炎𦛿腦",
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          "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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          "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meningit",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "մենինգիտ"
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "word": "meningitis"
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "word": "hjernehindebetændelse"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "meningitis"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "meningito"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "aivokalvontulehdus"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "meningiitti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "méningite"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meninxite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hirnhautentzündung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "medical",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Meningitis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "miningítida",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μηνιγγίτιδα"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "agyhártyagyulladás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "heilahimnubólga"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "mengisbólga"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "meningite"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ずいまくえん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zuimakuen",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "髄膜炎"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "miqūrt",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "миқұрт"
    },
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      "alt": "腦髓膜炎",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "noesumagyeom",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "뇌수막염"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "meningīts"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "meningitis",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "менингитис"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "meniñcaiṟṟisŭ",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "മെനിഞ്ചൈറ്റിസ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "kiriuhi uakakā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "mate kiriuhi uakakā"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjernehinnebetennelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meningitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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      "word": "hjernehinnebetennelse"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "meningitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "menanžit",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "مننژیت"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zapalenie opon mózgowych"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meningite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meningită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "meningít",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "менинги́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "am fiabhras-eanchainne"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meningitis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "homa ya uti wa mgongo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hjärnhinneinflammation"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "meningit"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "meninghitis"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-sà-mɔ̌ɔng-àk-sèep",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "menenjit"
    },
    {
      "alt": "炎𦛿腦",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "viêm màng não"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "menenaflamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "yínrùnyínrùn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "inflammation of the meninges",
      "word": "lọ́rùnlọ́rùn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meningitis"
}

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