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cerebrospinal meningitis

ce·re·bro·spi·nal men·in·gi·tis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-broh-spahyn-l, ser-uh- men-in-jahy-tis]
    • /səˌri broʊˈspaɪn l, ˌsɛr ə- ˌmɛn ɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-broh-spahyn-l, ser-uh- men-in-jahy-tis]
    • /səˌri broʊˈspaɪn l, ˌsɛr ə- ˌmɛn ɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs/

Definitions of cerebrospinal meningitis words

  • noun cerebrospinal meningitis an acute infectious form of meningitis caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, characterized by high fever, skin rash, delirium, stupor, and sometimes coma 3
  • noun cerebrospinal meningitis meningitis 3
  • noun cerebrospinal meningitis an acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, caused by a specific organism, accompanied by fever and occasionally red spots on the skin. 1
  • noun cerebrospinal meningitis (pathology) meningitis. 0
See all 4 definitions of cerebrospinal meningitis

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Origin of cerebrospinal meningitis

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Cerebrospinal meningitis

noun
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cerebrospinal meningitis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for cerebrospinal meningitis

noun cerebrospinal meningitis

  • rocky mountain spotted fever — an infectious disease characterized by high fever, pains in joints, bones, and muscles, and a cutaneous eruption, caused by rickettsii and transmitted by ticks: first reported in the Rocky Mountain area, but now more widely distributed.
  • typhus — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
All 2 Synonyms of cerebrospinal meningitis

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