From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmeningitismen‧in‧gi‧tis /ˌmenɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ noun [uncountable] MIa serious illness in which the outer part of the brain becomes swollen
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meningitis• Rarely, a subarachnoid bleed can present with high fever, stiff neck, and headache masquerading as meningitis.• Bacterial meningitis 1,402 0. 6.• Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache.• He's likely to get meningitis from the wound.• Researchers at Gloucesters public health laboratories have been carrying out a long term study into more than three hundred cases of meningitis.• As a result of a concussion he contracted spinal meningitis and almost died.• He says a child with meningitis could need urgent treatment and may not get it fast enough because its too far.Origin meningitis (1800-1900) Latin meninx “outer part of the brain” + English -itis 