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meningitis

noun

1 meningitis

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.

Dutch: hersenvliesontsteking, meningitis, nekkramp
Polish: zapalenie opon mózgowych, zapalenie opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych


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