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Definition of: meningitis
(men′ən·jī′tis) noun Pathol.
Inflammation of the enveloping membranes of an organ, especially those of the brain and spinal cord. Certain forms are caused by infection with diplococcus bacterium (Neisseria intracellularis).
—men′in·git′ic (-jit′ik) adjective
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