meningitis (n)

n14137829

type n
lex_filenum 26
def infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection
def symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
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Hypernym infectious disease
Hyponym choriomeningitis; cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis, brain fever, cerebrospinal fever; meningoencephalitis, cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis; leptomeningitis
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Hypernym choriomeningitis; cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis, brain fever, cerebrospinal fever; meningoencephalitis, cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis; leptomeningitis
Hyponym infectious disease

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