cerebrospinal meningitis

cerebrospinal meningitis
    n 1: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn:
         {cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain
         fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]
    

Meningitis \Men`in*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Meninges}, and
   {-itis}.] (Med.)
   Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
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   {Cerebro-spinal meningitis}. See under {Cerebro-spinal}.
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Cerebro-spinal \Cer`e*bro-spi"nal\, a. [Cerebrum + spinal.]
   (Anat.)
   Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of
   the brain and spinal cord.
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   {Cerebro-spinal fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by
      the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

   {Cerebro-spinal meningitis}, {Cerebro-spinal fever} (Med.), a
      dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease,
      characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the
      brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches,
      tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the
      ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous
      eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not
      contagious.
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